No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron

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Polish-manned RAF unit Royal Air Force squadron fighter squadron

No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron was a renowned World War II Polish fighter unit in the Royal Air Force, celebrated for its exceptional combat record during the Battle of Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish-manned RAF unit ⓘ
Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ
fighter squadron ⓘ
activeFrom 1940 ⓘ
activeUntil 1946 ⓘ
allegiance Polish government-in-exile ⓘ
associatedWith Polish Armed Forces in the West ⓘ
surface form: Polish Air Forces in the West
badge Kościuszko emblem ⓘ
branch Royal Air Force ⓘ
composedPrimarilyOf Polish pilots ⓘ
conflict Battle of Britain ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country Poland ⓘ
disbandedIn 1946 ⓘ
formedOn 1940-07-02 ⓘ
hasHeritage pre-war Polish 111th Fighter Escadrille (Kościuszko Squadron) ⓘ
hasMotto Za wolność naszą i waszą ⓘ
hasNickname Kosciuszko Squadron ⓘ
surface form: Kościuszko Squadron
hasPrimaryMission air superiority ⓘ
interception ⓘ
hasSquadronCode RF ⓘ
languageOfCommand Polish ⓘ
mottoInEnglish For our freedom and yours ⓘ
namedAfter Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ
notableFor being one of the most effective RAF squadrons in the Battle of Britain ⓘ
high number of enemy aircraft destroyed in the Battle of Britain ⓘ
operatedAircraft Hawker Hurricane ⓘ
Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
operatedFrom RAF Chailey ⓘ
RAF Coltishall ⓘ
RAF Debden ⓘ
RAF Drem ⓘ
RAF Fowlmere ⓘ
RAF Heston ⓘ
RAF Horne ⓘ
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey ⓘ
RAF Leconfield ⓘ
RAF North Weald ⓘ
RAF Northolt ⓘ
RAF Speke ⓘ
partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
surface form: RAF Fighter Command
recognizedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Northwest Europe ⓘ
surface form: North-West Europe

Western Front ⓘ
tookPartIn Dowding system ⓘ
surface form: air defence of the United Kingdom

offensive sweeps over occupied Europe ⓘ
support of the Normandy landings ⓘ

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Polish Armed Forces in the West → airComponent → No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron ⓘ
Polish Air Force → notableUnit → No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron ⓘ