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| No. 309 "Ziemi Czerwieńskiej" (Polish) Squadron | |
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 309 Squadron logo | |
| Active | 8 November 1940 – 6 January 1947 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Allegiance |  Polish government in exile |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Role | Reconnaissance squadron; later fighter squadron |
| Part of | RAF Fighter Command |
| Nickname | Ziema Czerwienska |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Henryk Pietrzak |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Codes | AR; from 1944WC |
No. 309 "Land of Czerwień" Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron (Polish:309 Dywizjon "Ziemi Czerwieńskiej") was a Polishsquadron formed in Great Britain as part of an agreement between thePolish Government in Exile and the United Kingdom in 1940. It was one of 15 squadrons of thePolish Air Force in exile that served alongside theRoyal Air Force (RAF) inWorld War II.[1] It was at first a reconnaissance squadron, and later converted into a fighter squadron. It was named after the region around the city ofCzerwień; which was then in southeastern Poland, and is now in western Ukraine.
The squadron was formed in the RAF base atRAF Renfrew near Glasgow on 8 November 1940, and declared operational on 5 December 1940. It was disbanded on 9 January 1947.[2]
| From | |
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| 8 November 1940 | ppłk pil. Zygmunt Pistl |
| 12 February 1943 | mjr pil. Witold Jacek Piotrowski |
| 15 November 1943 | kpt. pil. Maciej Piotrowski |
| 3 April 1944 | kpt. pil. Jerzy Gołko |
| 9 September 1944 | kpt. pil.Antoni Głowacki |
| 7 August 1945 | kpt. pil.Henryk Pietrzak |
| From | Aircraft | Version |
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| 8 November 1940 | Westland Lysander | Mk.II and Mk.III |
| 1 June 1942 (flight B) | North American Mustang | Mk.I |
| 19 January 1944 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IV |
| 23 January 1944 | Hawker Hurricane | Mk.IIC |
| 1 September 1944 | North American Mustang | Mk.I |
| 20 November 1944 | North American Mustang | Mk.III |
Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom during the Second World War | ||
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