No. 305 (Ziemia Wielkopolska) Polish Bomber Squadron | |
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Active | 29 August 1940 – 6 January 1947 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Allegiance | Poland |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Bomber Squadron |
Part of | RAF Bomber Command Second Tactical Air Force |
Nickname(s) | Wielpolska |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Bolesław Orliński |
Insignia | |
Squadron codes | SM (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.