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Channel Four also made a game called Battle of Britain: 303 Squadron. [42] [43] 303 Squadron was the subject of the 2018 films Hurricane and 303 Squadron. [44] 303 Squadron is referenced in the first chorus of the Sabaton song Aces in Exile. Museum 303 in Napoleon, Silesia Province, Poland is dedicated to No. 303 Squadron. [45]
On 1 September 2024, the locomotive was renamed 303 Squadron for a period of one year at an event in Eridge, in order to commemorate the actions of Polish squadrons that fought in the Battle of Britain, supported by the Polish Air Force Memorial Trust based at Northolt.
The 147 Polish pilots claimed 201 aircraft shot down. No. 303 Squadron claimed the highest number of kills, 126, of any Hurricane squadron engaged in the battle of Britain. [44] Witold Urbanowicz of No. 303 Squadron was the top Polish scorer with 15 claims.
This is a list of the officially accredited Battle of Britain units with their aircraft types, code letters, call signs and casualties. On 9 November 1960, the Air Ministry published Air Ministry Order N850 which officially defined the qualifications for aircrew to be classified as having participated in the Battle of Britain .
On 2 August 1940, as a flight commander, Kent joined No. 303 Squadron, a newly formed squadron consisting of Polish pilots based at RAF Northolt throughout the Battle of Britain. [ 6 ] Kent's first combat victories came on 9 September 1940 when he shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 110 and a Junkers Ju 88 .
After being trained to pilot British fighter aircraft, on 21 August, he got assigned to the 303 Squadron. [2] As a member of the squadron, he fought in the Battle of Britain . [ 3 ] On 26 September 1940, while piloting Hawker Hurricane no. P3089, he had shot down the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter, [ 6 ] and on 27 September, he had damaged the ...
During the Battle of Britain he flew with No. 249 Squadron RAF and commanded No. 303 Squadron RAF, the first operational Polish fighter squadron. He was awarded the Virtuti Militari 5th Class by the Polish Government. [5] The following words about the Polish fighters were written in the 303 Squadron Chronicle by Kellett when he was leaving the ...
Pages in category "RAF squadrons involved in the Battle of Britain" ... No. 303 Squadron RAF; No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF; No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF ...