No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._303_Polish_Fighter_Squadron
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Polish_government-in-exile
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:RAF_Northolt
gptkbp:battleHonours Battle of Britain
gptkbp:country gptkb:Poland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Virtuti_Militari
gptkbp:disbanded December 1946
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Kościuszko_insignia
gptkbp:formed August 1940
gptkbp:highestScoringRAFUnit Battle of Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:languageOfPersonnel English
Polish
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Za_wolność_naszą_i_waszą
For our freedom and yours
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Tadeusz_Kościuszko
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Kościuszko_Squadron
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Jan_Zumbach
gptkb:Zdzisław_Krasnodębski
gptkb:Witold_Urbanowicz
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Normandy_landings
gptkb:Channel_Front
gptkb:Defense_of_London
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
Battle of Britain
gptkbp:notableFor Battle of Britain
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Jan_Zumbach
gptkb:Stanisław_Skalski
gptkb:Josef_František
gptkb:Witold_Łokuciewski
gptkb:Mirosław_Ferić
gptkbp:numberOfAerialVictories 126 confirmed (Battle of Britain)
203 total (WWII)
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:operationalLosses 26 prisoners of war
35 missing in action
79 killed in action
9 interned
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Polish_Air_Forces_in_Great_Britain
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jan_Zumbach
gptkb:Josef_František
gptkb:Witold_Urbanowicz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6