Chailey Airfield Memorial

13/10/2026

07/10/2026

A dignified and deeply respectful tribute. Credit to all who organised and supported this project.

04/10/2026

"We gave our souls to God, our hearts to Poland, our bodies to the British soil."

Remember. Inspire. Unity. 🇵🇱🇬🇧

📸 Displayed at the Yorkshire Air Museum - RAF Elvington

03/10/2026

Hoping we can see you over Sussex next year!
Good luck and best wishes to everyone at the PHF.

19/09/2026

What happened to the Chailey squadrons’ (302, 308, 317) Spitfires after the war?
(With thanks to the PHF)

18/09/2026

308’s MkIX Spitfires were based at RAF Chailey, Sussex in 1944, the Squadron commemorated on our memorial at the former airfield site.
Many thanks to PHF for the original post.

17/09/2026

308 “City of Krakow” Squadron, based at RAF Chailey, Sussex in 1944.

🇵🇱✈️ Did you know…?
Did you know that Witold Retinger a fighter pilot of the Polish Air Force in WWII and commander of No. 308 Squadron was the nephew of Józef Retinger, one of the most influential Polish political strategists of the 20th century and founder of the Bilderberg Group?

Witold Retinger was born in 1918 in Wiener Neustadt and trained at the Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin. After fighting in France in 1940, he reached Britain and joined the RAF, flying Hurricanes and Spitfires in No. 308, 303, and 309 Squadrons.
He became a squadron commander in 1944 and achieved four confirmed aerial victories against Messerschmitt Bf 109s.
His decorations included the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari, three Crosses of Valour, three Air Medals, and the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Meanwhile, his uncle Józef Retinger was shaping the political landscape of post‑war Europe a key adviser to the Polish government-in-exile, organiser of special operations, and later one of the founders of the Bilderberg Group.

Polskie Dywizjony Lotnicze Polskie Siły Powietrzne w okresie II wojny światowej

17/09/2026

Proud to have supported this event last weekend, remembering the Polish heroes of the Battle of Britain.