No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron

No. 305 (Ziemia Wielkopolska) Polish Bomber Squadron
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Active29 August 1940 – 6 January 1947
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
AllegiancePoland Poland
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleBomber Squadron
Part ofRAF Bomber Command
Second Tactical Air Force
Nickname(s)Wielpolska
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Bolesław Orliński
Insignia
Squadron codesSM (August 1940 – January 1947)

No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron "Ziemia Wielkopolska" ("Land of Greater Poland") (Polish: 305 Dywizjon Bombowy "Ziemi Wielkopolskiej im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego") was a Polish bomber squadron formed in Great Britain as part of an agreement between the Polish Government in Exile and the United Kingdom in 1940. It was one of 15 squadrons of the Polish Air Force in exile that served alongside the Royal Air Force in World War II.[1] It operated under RAF operational command, and flew from airbases in the United Kingdom.

  1. ^ Lewis 1968, pp. 95–97; 125

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