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No. 316 "City of Warsaw" Polish Fighter Squadron (Polish: 316 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Warszawski") was a Polish fighter squadron formed in Great Britain as part of an agreement between the Polish Government in Exile and the United Kingdom in 1941. It was one of 15 squadrons of the Polish Air Force in exile that served alongside the Royal Air Force (RAF) in World War II.




History



No 316 Squadron was formed at Pembrey on 15 February 1941 as a Polish fighter unit equipped with Hawker Hurricane Mk.Is. It was engaged in defensive duties over South West England until it re-equipped with Hurricane Mk.IIs and began sweeps over northern France. In 1942 re-equipped with the Spitfire Mk.Vb; Mk.IXc; and Mk.XVIe aircraft. In 1943 it re-equipped again with Mustang Mk.3 aircraft. The squadron was disbanded on 11 December 1946.




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External links



"316 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Warszawski"". polishairforce.pl (in Polish). – historic photographs
"No 316 (Warsaw) Squadron". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation.
Hodyra, Piotr. "Personnel of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain 1940-1947".

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