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The Forgotten Few

The Polish Air Force in World War II
Author: Adam Zamoyski

The Forgotten Few

The contribution of Polish pilots, and particularly of the top-scoring 303 Squadron, to the Battle of Britain has become legendary but few people realize the breadth and depth of the Polish Air Force involvement in the RAF’s operations during the war.

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Print house: Pen&Sword Book Ltd
Weight: 0.554 kg
ISBN: 1-97884415-090-9

The contribution of Polish pilots, and particularly of the top-scoring 303 Squadron, to the Battle of Britain has become legendary but few people realize the breadth and depth of the Polish Air Force involvement in the RAF’s operations during the war. By the beginning of 1941 there was a fully-fledged Polish Air Force operating alongside the RAF. With 14 Squadrons it was larger than any other of the Air Forces from Nazi occupied Europe. Over 17,000 men and women passed through the ranks of Polish Air Force while it was stationed in the UK. They shot down 745 enemy aircraft, with a further 175 unconfirmed. They dropped thousands of bombs and laid hundreds of mines, flying 102,486 sorties and notching up a total of 290,895 operational flying hours. They achieved this at a cost of 1,973 killed and 1,388 wounded. They won 342 British gallantry awards, pp.239.