No. 309 "Land of Czerwień" Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron () was a Polish 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 (RAF) in World War II. It was at first a reconnaissance squadron, and later converted into a fighter squadron. It was named after the region around the city of Czerwień; which was then in southeastern Poland, and is now in western Ukraine.
History The squadron was formed in the RAF base at RAF Renfrew near Glasgow on 8 November 1940, and declared operational on 5 December 1940. It was disbanded on 9 January 1947.
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
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– historic photographs