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Destiny can wait – The Polish Air Force in the Second World War. London: Heinemann, 1949. Peszke, Michael Alfred. The Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1939–1946 in the RAF Air Power Review Vol. 11 No.3, Winter 2008; Zamoyski, Adam. The Forgotten Few: The Polish Air Force in The Second World War. UK: Leo Cooper Ltd., 2004. ISBN 1 ...
After the war, they were honoured by the erection of the Polish War Memorial in West London, listing the names of all Polish pilots who served in the RAF. In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine for a second time, the number "303" was chosen by a group of Polish internet activists to name their Squad 303 which sends anti-war messages to ...
Nevertheless, success rates were very high in comparison to UK and Empire pilots. 303 Squadron became the most efficient RAF fighter squadron at that time. Many Polish pilots also flew individually in other RAF squadrons. As World War II progressed, a further twelve Polish squadrons were created in the United Kingdom:
The Polish Armed Forces in the West fought under British command and numbered 195,000 in March 1944 and 165,000 at the end of that year, including about 20,000 personnel in the Polish Air Force and 3,000 in the Polish Navy. At the end of World War II, the Polish Armed Forces in the west numbered 195,000 and by July 1945 had increased to 228,000 ...
The Monument in Memory of the Polish Aviators Fallen between 1939 and 1945 (Polish: Pomnik ku czci Lotników Polskich Poległych w latach 1939–1945) in Warsaw commemorates Polish airmen who died in World War II.
Polish Royal Air Force pilots of World War II (28 P) Pages in category "Polish World War II pilots" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Pages in category "Polish Royal Air Force pilots of World War II" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Polish Air Force Memorial [1] (informally Polish War Memorial) [2] [3] is a war memorial in West London, England in memory of airmen from Poland who served in the Royal Air Force as part of the Polish contribution to World War II. Over 18,000 men and women served in the Polish squadrons of the RAF during the war, and over 2,000 died.