No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron
Introduction '''No. 309 (Land of Czerwień) Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron'''  was one of several Polish squadrons during the Second World War. It was formed as part of an agreement between the Polish Government in Exile and the United Kingdom in 1940.It was at first a reconnaissance squadron but it was later converted into a fighter squadron.
History The squadron was formed on 8 November 1940 in the RAF base at RAF Renfrew near Glasgow. The squadron was declared operational on 5 December 1940.
Commanders From 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
Aircraft operated FromAircraftVersion 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
External links *  Personnel of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain 1940-1947