Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1941-10-01

Churchstanton

An airman pilot, while delivering a Hurricane IIA aircraft to Walsall for a major inspection, crashed at Codsall, Wolverhampton. The aircraft was wrecked and the pilot killed. F/Officer Nartowicz flew in the Magister to Walsall while F/Lieutenant Nowierski flew to and from Speke in a Hurricane. 2 convoy patrols totalling 4 hours 50 minutes were carried out.

1941-10-02

F/Officer Nartowicz flew from Walsall in the Magister. The squadron carried out 6 patrols totalling 17 hours 50 minutes.

1941-10-03

An airman pilot flew in the Magister to Hatfield while F/Officer Kozlowski delivered a Hurricane IIA there. 8 patrols totalling 25 hours were carried out by the squadron.

1941-10-06

P/Officer Buchwald flew to and from Colerne in a Hurricane while an airman pilot flew in the Magister from Hatfield to Reading and thence to Churchstanton. There was one scramble by a section of “A” Flight at 15.00 hours, but no interception was made. In addition 2 patrols over convoy were made which together with the scramble totaled 7 hours 30 minutes.

1941-10-07

The squadron carried out 3 patrols amounting to 6 hours 50 minutes. P/Officer Buchwald flew to and from Exeter in a Hurricane.

1941-10-08

S/Leader Wilczewski flew in the Magister to Cardiff.

1941-10-09

S/Leader Wilczewski returned from Cardiff in the Magister. “B” Flight flew 7 Hurricanes to Lichfield.

1941-10-12

P/Officers Piotrowski and Maliszewski arrived on posting from No. 306 Squadron, Speke. One Section of “B” Flight was engaged in a scramble which, however, produced no results, and lasted 1 hour 30 minutes.

1941-10-13

Two sections of “B” Flight carried out one scramble and one patrol lasting 3 hours 40 minutes. Both were without incident.

1941-10-14

Training began today on the Spitfire VB aircraft with which the squadron is in process of being issued. 2 patrols totalling 5 hours 20 minutes were carried out.

1941-10-15

An airman pilot flow to and from Kingston in the Battle, while F/Lieutenant Nowierski flew a Hurricane to Speke.

1941-10-16

P/Officer Zdanowski proceeded to No. 25 E.F.T.S., Hucknall on posting for flying training. One patrol of 3 hours 10 minutes was carried out, while in a training flight in a Spitfire VB F/Officer Szalewicz noticed a fall in the engine revolutions and his cockpit began to fill with smoke. The pilot cut off the engine, and selecting a suitable field one mile East of the aerodrome landed with undercarriage retracted. The aircraft was damaged but the pilot sustained no injuries.

1941-10-17

The squadron carried out 2 patrols totalling 5 hours 20 minutes.

1941-10-18

F/Officer Dec flew to and from Colerne in a Hurricane.

1941-10-21

F/Officer Nosowicz flew to and from Worcester in the Magister.

1941-10-22

The squadron carried out altitude flying at 32,000 feet.

1941-10-23

P/Officer Piotrowski flew to Dumfries in the Battle.

1941-10-24

There was a practise scramble by a section of “A” Flight but the target was not seen. P/Officer Piotrowski returned from Dumfries. Authority was received for the commissioning of the following airmen pilots with effect from 1-10-41 – Sergeants Dobrucki, Cholajda, Gottowt, Samofal, Szymankiewicz, Borusiewicz and Rzyski.

1941-10-27

F/Officer Nosowicz flew to and from Northolt in the Battle.

1941-10-28

P/Officer E. Kowalski and J. Muszel posted to the squadron with effect from today for flying duties.

1941-10-29

Non-operational flying carried out on Spitfire aircraft with view to pilots gaining experience on type.

1941-10-30

Flying again confined to practise on Spitfire aircraft.

1941-10-31

Non-operational practise flying only carried out this day.

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for Squadron Leader, Commanding,
No. 316 Squadron.