the earlier RAF 138 Squadron which shows a sword cutting the reef-knot in a cord or rope, symbolising their role of liberating occupied territories during World War II. No. 302 Squadron inherited the traditions of previous Squadrons of the PAF such as III/3 Fighter Squadron, 131st Fighter Escadrille, Polish 132nd Fighter Escadrille and the French Armée de l'Air Groupe de Chasse G.C. I/145. No. 303 Squadron inherited the traditions and badge of previous Kościuszko Squadrons of the PAF such as the early Polish 7th Air Escadrille and 121st Fighter Escadrille and the later Polish 111th Fighter Escadrille. No. 317 Squadron inherited the traditions and badge of a previous Squadron of the PAF, the 151st Fighter Escadrille and 152nd Fighter Escadrille, part of the Narew (151) and Modlin (152) Independent Operational Groups respectively. No. 145 Squadron "Polish Fighting Team" uses a sphinx with a wing. It may have derived its badge and traditions via a Polish unit. The PFT squadron's commander Stanislaw Skalski was a senior officer in III-4 Pomorze (Pomerania) Squadron during the 1939 invasion of Poland. The sphinx might be a reference to their being stationed in the Western Desert (and Egypt), the wing resembles the wings worn by 16th century Polish hussars. Polish volunteer wings in Allied Air forces, 1940–45 France List of Polish units based on Bartłomiej Belcarz's research and publications. Armée de l'Air, May 10, 1940 – Zone d´Operations Aériennes des Alpes Groupe de Chasse de Varsovie at Lyon-Bron Groupe de Chasse GC I/145 at Lyon-Bron and at Dreux (Bloch MB.152 and Caudron C.714) Section no.1 Łaszkiewicz GC III/2 Section no.2 Pentz GC II/6 Section no.3 Sulerzycki GC III/6 Section no.4 Bursztyn GC III/1 Section no.5 Brzeziński GC I/2 Section no.6 Goettel GC II/7 Jasionowski Koolhoven Flight DAT section Krasnodębski GC I/55 based at Châteaudun and Étampes DAT section Skiba GC I/55 DAT section Kuzian based at Nantes DAT section Opulski based at Romorantin DAT section Krasnodębski based at Toulouse-Francazal Centre d'Instruction d'Aviation de Chasse at Montpellier Ecole de Pilotage No 1 (Chasse) at Etampes Ecole de Pilotage at Avord Centre d'Instruction at Tours Depot d'Instruction de l'Aviation Polonaise at Lyon-Bron Montpellier Flight United Kingdom Royal Air Force (Home Command), June 6, 1944 RAF Bomber Command No. 1 Bomber Group No. 300 Polish Bomber Squadron "Masovia" RAF Faldingworth (Avro Lancaster Mk. I & III, Fairey Battle Mk. 1, and Vickers Wellington MK. IC, III, IV, and