Polish Bomber Squadrons Centre – RAF Ingham
A fabulous new exhibition about the Polish Bomber Squadrons in the U.K. has just opened at the RAF Ingham Heritage Centre — a globally unique…
April 22, 2024
Polish Air Force
Mascot of the Month: Ciapek – 305 Squadron Mascot
Ciapek was adopted by Polish 305 Squadron as their official pet mascot during World War II. As former RAF officer C. H. Ward-Jackson wrote in…
April 15, 2024
Witold Urbanowicz: 303 Squadron Fighter Ace & Commanding Officer
Born March 30, 1908, at Olszanka near Augustów, Poland, Witold Urbanowicz was trained at the Polish Air Force Academy at Dęblin, initially as a navigator.…
March 30, 2024
Operation Market Garden Allied Parachutists – Rare Film Footage
We’d like to share this mesmerizing film footage of parachutists of the First Allied Airborne Army jumping into the Netherlands in Operation Market Garden, September…
March 18, 2024
Polish Fighter Pilots – How They Fought
One of our bestselling books is the award-winning 303 Squadron: The Legendary Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron, by Arkady Fiedler, in an all-new English translation…
March 8, 2024
Fighter Ace Henryk Pietrzak
Today we honor the birthday of Henryk Pietrzak, Polish World War II fighter ace, born March 6, 1914. Pietrzak joined the Polish Air Force in…
March 6, 2024
303 Squadron Fighter Pilot Michał Brzezowski
February 26, 1920: 303 Squadron pilot Michał Brzezowski was born in the town of Dawidgrodek. Brzezowski graduated from flight school in 1939 as a fighter…
February 26, 2024
302 Squadron – Rare Film Footage
Thanks to R.G. Poulussen (@rgpoulussen) for posting this rare film footage from February 1944 of a Spitfire Mark IXC from Polish 302 Squadron in flight:…
February 23, 2024
Witold ‘Tolo’ Łokuciewski: 303 Squadron Fighter Ace
February 2, 1917: 303 Squadron flying ace and commander Witold ‘Tolo’ Łokuciewski was born. Łokuciewski was posted to 303 Squadron as one of its initial…
February 2, 2024
Aircraft Design Fun
Our Air Force buffs might get a chuckle out of this lighthearted look at five British aircraft that could have been designed by a 5-year-old…
January 5, 2024
The Polish Wings Heritage Trail
Worth checking out: The Polish Wings Heritage Trail at https://polishwingstrail.com/ tells the virtually unknown story of the Polish Air Force units stationed in Northern Ireland,…
January 4, 2024
Marian Pisarek – 303 Squadron Fighter Ace
Marian Pisarek, 303 Squadron fighter ace, was born 3 January 1912 at Łosie near Radzymin, east of Warsaw. One of the original fighter pilots assigned…
January 3, 2024
