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Polish Air Force checkerboard (1993 to present) Checkerboard on a Mikoyan MiG-29 of the Polish Air Force. The Air Force checkerboard (Polish: szachownica lotnicza) is a national marking for the aircraft of the Polish Air Force, equivalent to roundels used in other nations' air forces. It consists of four equal squares, of which the upper left ...
300 Squadron's badge has "CCC" meaning "300" in Roman numerals. It was the first Polish RAF squadron formed. It combines the coats of arms of both Poland and England – it has the Polish White Eagle "Orzeł Biały" (an eagle argent armed, crowned) and it has the English lion (a lion passant guardant, crowned).
Names of Polish ranks are often of foreign origin, like the ones introduced by the 17th-century mercenaries serving for the Polish Crown. These include the rank of kapral , which is a derivative of the Italian caporale - much like the English equivalent of corporal .
13th Airlift Squadron (Polish Air Force) 14th Airlift Squadron (Poland) 40th Tactical Squadron; 41st Tactical Squadron; K. Kościuszko's Squadron; P. Polish Fighting Team
A Squadron (ZB A) – insignia of the Batalion Miotła from the Polish Home Army and insignia of PSBS; B Squadron (ZB B) – Combined Operations insignia of the No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando unit and its No. 6 Troop (Polish) C Squadron (ZB C) – insignia of the Batalion Parasol from the Polish Home Army; D Squadron (ZB D) – set up in 2016
The squadron's insignia was designed by Elliot William Chess (1899–1962), an American pilot serving with the Polish Army during the Polish–Soviet War. To encourage the recruitment of Americans of Polish descent, the Polish military set up a unit called the Polish–American Air Group.
American volunteers, Merian C. Cooper and Cedric Fauntleroy, fighting in the Polish Air Force as part of the Polish 7th Air Escadrille, known as the "Kościuszko Squadron", 1920 In 1933, Zygmunt Pulawski's first high wing, all-metal aircraft, the PZL P.7a , was designed and produced, with 150 entering service.
Formed on 29 August 1940 [2] at RAF Church Fenton, the squadron inherited the traditions, along with the emblem and a large part of the initial crew, of the pre-war Polish Torunian Fighter Squadron. The bear climbing a tree ( Coat of arms of Madrid ) was an emblem of the No. 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron , the unit of the first (British ...