The Polish Air Force Memorial Committee

20/09/2026

Re-dedication ceremony for the
15 nations who took part in
the Battle of Britain 1940

Battle of Britain Bunker, Uxbridge, London,
Saturday 19th September, 2026

19/09/2026

All set up at Battle of Britain 86 at Battle of Britain Bunker, Uxbridge.

Loads going on today, drop in and say hi.

15/09/2026

We will be taking part and exhibiting at the Battle of Britain 86 event at the Battle of Britain Bunker, Uxbridge this Saturday 19th September 2026.

Poland was one of the 15 nations that came to Britain’s aid during its ‘finest hour’.

Speakers will present the contributions of New Zealand, Ireland, USA and the Caribbean.

Historical reenactments will include representations of:

RAF personnel
WAAF
French Resistance
US Air Force
US Army
Polish Air Force

Looks like a great day to visit!
See you Saturday.

On the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, The 15 Nations explores the remarkable stories of the countries that came to Britain’s aid during its ‘finest hour’. The Spitfire Package Includes all BB86 Speaker Series, Visitor Centre access and a 15 Nations Tour of the Bunker. £35 adults /...

11/09/2026

No.300 (Polish) Bomber Squadron "Land of Masovia" (Polish: 300 Dywizjon Bombowy "Ziemi Mazowieckiej"; also "No.300 (Masovian) Squadron") 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 14 squadrons of the Polish Air Force in exile that served alongside the Royal Air Force in World War II. It was disbanded in 1947.

Before the outbreak of World War II, the Polish government signed an agreement with the Royal Air Force. According to the appendix to the Polish-British Alliance, in the event of war with Germany, two Polish bomber squadrons were to be created on British soil. However, after Germany and the USSR invaded Poland, most of the Polish airmen who reached the West were incorporated into the Polish Air Forces being created in France. It was not until the fall of France that Polish airmen started to arrive in the United Kingdom in large numbers.

No.300 Polish Bomber Squadron was created On 1 July 1940 as the first such Polish unit at RAF Bramcote, as a part of the Polish Air Forces in Great Britain. As there was a large number of Polish airmen, often with experience in combat against German forces in Poland and France, further bomber squadrons were created by 24 July.

Between 19 July 1940 and 8 May 1945, the crews of 300 squadron flew 3,891 sorties and spent 20,264 hours in the air.

At first equipped with Fairey Battle light bombers, the squadron was re-equipped with Vickers Wellington medium bombers on 16 November 1940. The squadron used several variants, including Mark IC, IV, III and X. In 1941 while the unit was equipped with Wellingtons and flying from Hemswell on "gardening" (mining) operations, the squadron's Intelligence Officer was Michael Bentine, later to become well-known as an entertainer. On 5 March 1944 the unit was re-equipped with Avro Lancaster heavy bombers. It was the only Polish squadron that operated Lancasters, and it continued to use them until the end of World War II (Mk I and Mk III variants).

During the war the squadron took part in most of the notable air offensives in Europe, including attacks on the Germany Kriegsmarine preparing for Operation Sea Lion, also ships such as the German battleship Gneisenau docked in Brest, France, other naval facilities in Wilhelmshaven and its U-boat facilities in Saint-Nazaire, Millennium Offensive on large bombing raids on Cologne, bombing raids on V-weapons sites, D-Day, in support of crossing the Rhine, the Battle of the Ruhr, the bombing of Hamburg, and the Battle of Berlin.

The last mission was the bombing of Obersalzberg on 25 April 1945 against Adolf Hitler's residence in Berchtesgaden. The unit was disbanded in January 1947 after the Allies withdrew their support for the Polish government-in-exile.

If you have a family connection to 300 Squadron, why don't you get a badge from our ebay site? and wear it with pride.

All proceeds to the The Polish Air Force Memorial Committee charity.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167629303615

300 Isle of Axholme Squadron
Polish Bomber Squadrons Centre - RAF Ingham
Polskie Dywizjony Lotnicze

It was one of 14 squadrons of the Polish Air Force in exile that served alongside the Royal Air Force in World War II. It was disbanded in 1947. The squadron used several variants, including Mark IC, IV, III and X.

01/09/2026

On this day in 1940, No. 303 Squadron were made operational. On a training flight the previous day, the pilots had been told to not engage with a Dornier bomber that they came across. F/O Ludwik Paskiewicz disobeyed the order and shot down the bomber, and despite facing severe reprimand on arrival back to RAF Northolt, No. 303 squadron were made operational the next day.

This was the first Polish squadron to be made operational within No. 11 Group, and they became one of the highest scoring squadrons in the Battle.

©IWM

31/08/2026

It was great to see everyone at family lunch at Royal Air Force Northolt on Saturday. It's always special to see the Deblin cadets to sit amongst the families of the descendents and share stories. Often it's their first time in the UK and we're sure it creates a great memory to start off their military career.

The Polish dance troupe we're energetic as always and a nice addition to the proceedings.

We were privileged to be joined this year by the Polish Heritage Flight after successfully flying Hurricane G-HURI from Duxford to Poland after two years of fund raising activities. The memorial log book was presented to the Deblin cadets and it made for a great photo.

Special thanks to those to donated, made purchases on the day and bid for auction items, we raised an extra £900 to go towards the event costs.

We hope to see you again next year.
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31/08/2026

A big thank you to everyone who attended the memorial service on Saturday. It was lovely to see so many people braving the weather to commemorate the Polish airmen who gave their lives during World War 2.

Special mention to the volunteer ATC cadets who come from all over the country to take part, we greatly value your help.

Hopefully the weather is better next year.
We will see you then.

(thanks to Andrew from Polish Heritage Flight for the photos)

21/08/2026

We (you) did it!
100% of target raised the £30,000 to fund this amazing project.

Massive thanks and congratulations to the dedication and hard work of the Polish Heritage Flight and all their volunteers in reaching the funding goal.

Huge thanks to everyone who donated and left a comment, which is now immortalised in the special hand written log book that had a recent trip to Poland flown in G-HURI.

The Just Giving page is still open until the end of the day - Monday 24th August and anything we make over the £30,000 will go towards the ongoing activities of The Polish Air Force Memorial Committee charity.

To commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and 100th anniversary of the Polish Air Force University, we are working with The Polish Heritage Flight to send Hurricane G-HURI from Duxford to Dęblin, Poland in No.302 Squadron colours.

06/08/2026

Big day tomorrow!

Safe travels guys.

It’s nearly time…

Hawker Hurricane G-HURI is scheduled to depart Duxford at 1pm on Friday 7th August for the first leg of its flight to Poland. (Arrival in Pila on August 8th)

Flying to Poland has always been our ambition since the PHF was formed in 2019. It is symbolic of all those who joined the Allied Fight but were not able to go home at the end of the war. For many they gave their lives, for those who survived, Poland was not ‘free’ at the end of the War - despite Allied Victory.

It is with this flight we take the memory of them home to Poland and a symbol of our eternal Gratitude and Remembrance.

This flight has been made possible in no small part, thanks to the people who have kindly donated to our cause.

Their names, messages and dedications have been written into the Pilots Log Book and will fly onboard the Hurricane to Poland.

There is still time for you to have your name, message or dedication entered by visiting the link in the replies for JustGiving or our web site.

Your entry does not to have a Polish, or Air Force connection. We fly to Remember ALL who served.

Remember. Inspire. Unity.🇬🇧🇵🇱

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