No. 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron

No. 307 Polish Night Fighter Squadron

Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken

     

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Издательство: Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011
ISBN: 978-6-1303-8346-6
Объём: 108 страниц
Масса: 184 г
Размеры(В x Ш x Т), см: 23 x 16 x 1

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! No. 307 (City of Lwow) Polish Night Fighter Squadron (Polish: 307 Dywizjon My?liwski Nocny "Lwowskich Puchaczy" ) was a Polish night fighter squadron formed in Great Britain on 24 August 1940 as a result of an agreement between the Polish Government in Exile and the United Kingdom. It was the only Polish night fighter squadron fighting alongside the Royal Air Force during World War II. After its formal formation in Blackpool on 24 August 1940 No. 307 squadron was assembled at RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey on 5 September 1940 as a night figter unit, flyinhg the Boulton Paul Defiant turret-fighter, an example being the aircraft with serial number N1671, EW-D, the sole complete surviving Defiant on display at the RAF Museum at RAF Hendon. In August 1941 the squadron converted to Beaufighters which it flew till being re-equipped with Mosquitoes late 1942. From 1943 the squadron was active as night intruder unit over airfields in occupied France.

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