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No.302 Sqn RAF
Founded : 13th July 1940
Polish - City of Poznan
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No.302 Sqn RAF
| Aces for : No.302 Sqn RAF | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
| Name | Victories | Info |
| Michael Gladych | 10.00 | The signature of Michael Gladych features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Aircraft for : No.302 Sqn RAF | |||
| A list of all aircraft known to have been flown by No.302 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
| Squadron | Info | ||
Manufacturer : Supermarine Production Began : 1936 Retired : 1948 Number Built : 20351 | Spitfire Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954. | ||
| Signatures for : No.302 Sqn RAF | |||
| A list of all signatures from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | |||
| Name | Info | ||
 Major Michael B Gladych Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by Major Michael B Gladych
| Major Michael B Gladych After flying with the Polish Air Force, Michael Gladych eventually escaped to England after the final fall of France, joining 303 Squadron RAF on Spitfires. With 17 victories to his credit, he rammed his eighteenth and final victory in June 1941 and was in hospital for several months afterwards. In 1943 he was posted to 302 Squadron, but then loaned himself to serve with Gabreski and the 56th Fighter Group. | ||
Group Captain Richard Haine OBE DFC Click the name above to see prints signed by Group Captain Richard Haine OBE DFC
| Group Captain Richard Haine OBE DFC Richard Dickie Haine was born in St Stephens in October 1916. In 1936, he qualified as an RAF pilot, and flew the Hawker Fury with No.25 Sqn, which re-equipped with Bristol Blenheims prior to the outbreak of war. In February 1940, he transferred to No.600 Sqn. Shortly afterwards, he piloted one of six Blenheims tasked with attacking an airfield where Ju52 transport aircraft and their cargo of paratroops were reported to be landing during the Blitzkrieg on Holland. During this action he was shot down and crash landed, escaping back to Britain on the destroyer HMS Hereward, the destroyer which evacuated Queen Wilhelmina and her government. He was awarded the DFC for his actions over Holland that day. On his return to England, he flew night patrols on Blenheims, Defiants and Beaufighters, but rarely intercepted any aircraft due to poor radar. In January 1944 he took the post of Commanding Officer of No.488 Sqn flying Mosquitoes. With this squadron he flew beachhead patrols on D-Day, and had victories over two Ju88s. He was appointed to No.302 Sqn in the Pacific but had yet to arrive when the Japanese surrendered. He continued his career in the RAF until his retirement. Sadly, Richard Haine died on 30th September 2008 | ||
Lt Stanislaw Nawarski DFC KM Click the name above to see prints signed by Lt Stanislaw Nawarski DFC KM | Lt Stanislaw Nawarski DFC KM Polish pilot Stanislaw Nawwarski flew with the French Air Force, but escaped to England after the fall of France in 1940 and joined the RAF. Just prior to the Battle of Britain he was injured after being shot down whilst ferrying an unarmed Hurricane. In 1941, back in action, he was posted to 302 Polish Squadron flying Spitfires. He flew Spitfires om D-Day and throughout the subsequent Allied advance through Normandy, scoring four victories, all Me109s. | ||
| Battle of Britain Pilots for this Squadron | |
| Name | Info |
| Sgt A. Beda | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| P/O B. Bernas | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| F/O J. Borowski | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed October 18th 1940 |
| P/O P. E. G. Carter | British, Served with : 73 & 302 Squadrons Killed October 18th 1940 |
| P/O S. J. Chalupa | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| F/Lt T. P. Chlopik | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed September 15th 1940 |
| P/O J. M. Czerniak | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed August 9th 1941 |
| F/Lt J. T. Czerny | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| F/O T. Czerwinski | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed August 22nd 1942 |
| F/Lt. J. N. W. Farmer | British, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| P/O W. KW Gnys | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| F/Lt F. Jastrzebski | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed October 25th 1940 |
| P/O W. E. Karwoski | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| P/O S. Kleczkowski | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| Sgt W. Kosarz | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed November 8th 1940 |
| F/O J. Kowalski | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| F/O W. S. CdeG Krol | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| F/Lt P. Laguna | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed June 27th 1941 |
| Sgt A. Lysek | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Missing June 5th 1942 |
| P/O J. L. Malinski | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| Sgt A. L. Markiewicz | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| S/L M. VM Mumler | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| Sgt E. J. A. Nowakiewicz | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Taken captive July 23rd 1942 |
| Sgt J. Palak | Polish, Served with : 302 and 303 Squadrons |
| Sgt E. Paterek | Polish, Served with : 302 and 303 Squadrons Missing March 28th 1941 |
| P/O E. R. Pilch | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed February 20th 1941 |
| F/Lt. W. Riley | British, Served with : 263, 302 & 145 Squadrons Killed July 16th 1942** |
| S/Ldr. W. A. J. Satchell | British, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| P/O H. Skalski | Polish, Served with : 302 and 501 Squadrons |
| F/Lt. J. A. Thomson | British, Served with : 245 & 302 Squadrons |
| P/O S. Wapniarek | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed October 18th 1940 |
| F/O A. Wczelik | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed April 14th 1942 |
| Sgt M. Wedzik | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| P/O Z. T. A. Wroblewski | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron |
| Sgt J. Zaluski | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed October 7th 1940 |
| P/O A. Zukowski | Polish, Served with : 302 Squadron Killed October 18th 1940 |
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