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No.303 Sqn RAF
Founded : 22nd July 1940
Polish - Kosciuszko Flew Mustangs from April 1945. |
No.303 Sqn RAF
No.303 Sqn RAF Artwork |
No.303 Sqn RAF Artwork Collection |
  Most Memorable Day by Robert Taylor. |   Undaunted by Odds by Robert Taylor. |   Borrowed Sky by Peter Westacott. |
  Preparing for Action by Robin Smith. |
| Aces for : No.303 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.303 Sqn RAF | |||
| A list of all aircraft known to have been flown by No.303 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 : Hawker Production Began : 1936 Number Built : 14533 | Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. | ||
Manufacturer : North American | Mustang The ubiquitous North American P-51 Mustang, which many consider to be the best all-around fighter of WW II, owes its origins to the British Air Ministry. Following Britains entry into WW II in 1939, the RAF was interested in purchasing additional fighter aircraft from American sources, particularly the Curtiss P-40. Curtiss, which was busy, was unable to guarantee timely delivery so the British approached North American Aviation as a possible second source for the P-40. North American chose to propose its own fighter design which would use the same Allison engine as the P-40. Utilizing new laminar flow wings, the North American fighter was expected to have performance better than the P-40. Developed in record time the new aircraft was designated as a Mustang I by the Brits, whereas the USAAF ordered two for evaluation which were designated XP-51 Apaches. Intrigued with the possibility of using this aircraft also as a dive bomber, North American proposed this to the USAAF which decided to order 500 of the P-51 aircraft to be modified for dive bombing use. Designated as the A-36 Invader, this version of the Mustang utilized dive flaps, and bomb racks under each wing. Some reinforcing of the structural members was also required because of the G-forces to be encountered in dive bombing. A-36s entered combat service with the USAAF prior to any P-51s. In early 1943 the 86th and 27th Fighter Bomber Groups of the 12th Air Force began flying A-36s out of Northern Africa. Despite some early problems with instability caused by the dive flaps, the A-36 was effective in light bombing and strafing roles. It was not, however, capable of dog fighting with German fighters, especially at higher altitudes. Despite these drawbacks one USAAF pilot, Captain Michael T. Russo, who served with the 16th Bomb Squadron of the 27th Fighter Bomber Group, was credited with five confirmed aerial victories in the A-36, thereby becoming the first mustang ace. | ||
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.303 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. | ||
 Squadron Leader Franciszek Kornicki Click the name above to see prints signed by Squadron Leader Franciszek Kornicki | Squadron Leader Franciszek Kornicki Posted in 1939 to 3rd Fighter Wing in Lwow as part of the Polish Air Force. This area was soon overrun by Germans so he travelled to England to join 303 Polish Sqn on Spitfires and also served with 308, 315 and 317 Squadrons carrying out many fighter sweeps over France and occupied Europe. | ||
Warrant Officer Tony Rogers Click the name above to see prints signed by Warrant Officer Tony Rogers | Warrant Officer Tony Rogers Originally from Poland he joined the RAF in 1942 and was first assigned to 303 Sqn with whom he completed over 50 fighter sweeps. He then transferred to 300 Polish Sqn as a pilot on Wellingtons and Lancasters before time with 315 Sqn on Mosquitos. For his distinguished service he was awarded the Polish equivalent to the VC, the Virtute Militare. | ||
| Battle of Britain Pilots for this Squadron | |
| Name | Info |
| Sgt T. Andruszkow | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed September 27th 1940 |
| Sgt M. Belc | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed August 27th 1942 |
| Sgt M. Brzozowski | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Missing September 15th 1940 |
| F/O A. Cebrzynski | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Shot down September 11th 1940. Died September 19th 1940 |
| P/O J. K. M. Daszewski | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed April 4th 1942 |
| P/O M. Feric | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed February 1942 |
| F/Lt. A. S. Forbes | British, Served with : 303 & 66 Squadrons |
| Sgt J. DFM Frantisek | Czech, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed October 8th 1940 |
| Sgt P. P. Gallus | Polish, Served with : 303 and 3 Squadrons |
| F/O B. Grzeszezak | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed August 28th 1941 |
| F/Lt Z. K. DFC Henneberg | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Missing April 12th 1941 |
| F/O W. Januszewicz | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed October 5th 1940 |
| Sgt S. Karubin | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed August 12th 1941 |
| S/L. R. G. DSO DFC Kellett | British, Served with : 249 & 303 Squadrons |
| S/L J. A. AFC DFC Kent | Canadian, Served with : 303 and 92 Squadrons |
| Sgt J. Kowalski | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| F/Lt Z. Krasnodebski | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| P/O W. Lokuciewski | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| P/O B. Mierzwa | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed April 16th 1941 |
| P/O W. Miksa | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| Sgt J. Palak | Polish, Served with : 302 and 303 Squadrons |
| P/O J. H. Palusinski | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| F/O L. W. DFC Pasziewicz | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed September 7th 1940 |
| Sgt E. Paterek | Polish, Served with : 302 and 303 Squadrons Missing March 28th 1941 |
| F/O M. Pisarek | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Missing April 29th 1942 |
| P/O J. Radomski | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| Sgt J. A. Rogowski | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| F/O T. Sawicz | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| Sgt A. Siudak | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed October 6th 1940 |
| Sgt H. Skowron | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed June 18th 1941 |
| Sgt L. Switon | Polish, Served with : 54 and 303 Squadrons |
| Sgt E. Szaposznikow | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| F/O W. Urbanowicz | Polish, Served with : 145 and 303 Squadrons |
| Sgt S. Wojtowicz | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron Killed September 11th 1940 |
| Sgt M. I. Wolciechowski | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| F/Sgt K. Wunsche | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| F/O W. Zak | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
| P/O J. E. L. Zumbach | Polish, Served with : 303 Squadron |
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