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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 316 (Polish) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1941 | ]
Personnel Movements: Feb - Dec 1941
NB - The executive posts were usually 'dual-manned' with a British and a Polish officer filling the same post.
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| February | |||
| Sqn Ldr | J Frey | 22 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 316 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | W Baranski | 22 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | A Gabszewicz | 22 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | T Sawicz | 22 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Z Nosowicz | 23 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting for Operations Room duties |
| Flt Lt | W Wilczewski | 24 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | Krupa | 25 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant (Polish) |
| Fg Off | Przymenski | 25 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer (Polish) |
| Fg Off | H Mickiewicz | 25 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Christmann | 25 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer (Polish) |
| Plt Off | F Kozlowski | 25 Feb 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| March | |||
| Flt Lt | C J Donovan | 2 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | B Pictocha | 5 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Polish Depot for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | J H Day | 7 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Squadron Engineer Officer (British) |
| Plt Off | C Perzanowski | 11 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Polish Depot for Interpreter duties |
| Fg Off | T Newierski | 21 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting for Operations Room duties |
| Plt Off | R Nartowicz | 21 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | S Stegman | 22 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | B Anders | 24 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting from CFS |
| Plt Off | S Szmejl | 26 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | B Ryehlicki | 27 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | B Buchwald | 27 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | D M Gozecki | 27 Mar 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | C J Donovan | 29 Mar 1941 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr and assumed command of No 316 Sqn, wef 1 Mar 1941 |
| April | |||
| Plt Off | Balman | 2 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Education Officer |
| Plt Off | R M Milne | 2 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ Fighter Command for duty as Intelligence Officer (British) |
| Plt Off | Papis | 3 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Polish Depot for duty as Interpreter |
| Plt Off | Kosmowski | 3 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | C Perzanowski | 4 Apr 1941 | Interpreter, posed to RAF Polish Depot |
| Plt Off | W T Sankey | 5 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant (British) |
| Plt Off | Kosmowski | 10 Apr 1941 | Posted to No 306 Sqn |
| Fg Off | H Mickiewicz | 13 Apr 1941 | Posted to No 315 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Klawe | 17 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Plt Off | Gorski | 17 Apr 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Fg Off | Przymenski | 21 Apr 1941 | Intelligence Officer (Polish), proceeded to Blackpool for Intelligence Course |
| Plt Off | Papis | 23 Apr 1941 | Interpreter, attached to No 307 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Przymenski | 25 Apr 1941 | Intelligence Officer (Polish), returned from Blackpool on completion of Intelligence Course |
| Fg Off | Virpzha | 29 Apr 1941 | Attached from No 307 Sqn for Interpreter duties |
| May | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Kolodynski | 5 May 1941 | Attached from No 81 Group for operational flying |
| Sqn Ldr | Kolodynski | 19 May 1941 | Ceased to be attached on return to No 81 Group |
| Sgt | Kiedraynski | 20 May 1941 | Admitted to Haverfordwest Memorial Hospital with burns after abandoning his aircraft |
| June | |||
| Plt Off | B Anders | 2 Jun 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | Szalewicz | 2 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Plt Off | Dec | 4 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Plt Off | Szpakowski | 4 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Fg Off | Grzech | 5 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Fg Off | Smok | 6 Jun 1941 | Attached from No 307 Sqn for Link Trainer duties |
| Plt Off | S Szmejl | 7 Jun 1941 | Posted to No 32 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Virpzha | 8 Jun 1941 | Ceased to be attached from No 307 Sqn for Interpreter duties on posting to No 316 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Papis | 8 Jun 1941 | Interpreter, posted to No 307 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Z Nosowicz | 11 Jun 1941 | Operations Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | T Newierski | 11 Jun 1941 | Operations Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | Smok | 12 Jun 1941 | Ceased to be attached on return to No 307 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | C J Donovan | 13 Jun 1941 | Posted to HQ No 10 Group, but attached to No 316 Sqn to remain in command |
| July | |||
| Flt Lt | Z Nosowicz | 19 Jul 1941 | Operations Officer, reposted to fill Plt Off/Fg Off flying vacancy |
| Flt Lt | W Baranski | 19 Jul 1941 | Appointed to fill the Operations Room vacancy |
| Fg Off | A Gabszewicz | 19 Jul 1941 | Appointed Flight Commander |
| August | |||
| Plt Off | D M Gozecki | 28 Aug 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| September | |||
| Fg Off | Grzech | 25 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 315 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Szpakowski | 25 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 306 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Wyszkowski | 27 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 303 Sqn |
| October | |||
| Sgt Plt | R Gadus | 1 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | Pietrowski | 12 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 306 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Melissewski | 12 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 306 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Zdanowski | 16 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 25 EFTS for flying training |
| Sgt Plt | Debrucki | 24 Oct 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 1 Oct 1941 |
| Sgt Plt | Cholajkia | 24 Oct 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 1 Oct 1941 |
| Sgt Plt | Gottowt | 24 Oct 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 1 Oct 1941 |
| Sgt Plt | Samofal | 24 Oct 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 1 Oct 1941 |
| Sgt Plt | Szymankiewicz | 24 Oct 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 1 Oct 1941 |
| Sgt Plt | Borusiewicz | 24 Oct 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 1 Oct 1941 |
| Sgt Plt | Rzyski | 24 Oct 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 1 Oct 1941 |
| Plt Off | E Kowalski | 28 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J Muszel | 28 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| November | |||
| Fg Off | Balman | 5 Nov 1941 | Education Officer, posted to No 16 (P) SFTS |
| Plt Off | Ball | 5 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 16 (P) SFTS for duty as Education Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | W Wilczewski | 8 Nov 1941 | Failed to return from a sortie and later reported to be a POW |
| Plt Off | S Stegman | 12 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 55 OTU |
| Flt Lt | A Gabszewicz | 14 Nov 1941 | Assumed command of No 316 Sqn |
| Fg Off | T Sawicz | 14 Nov 1941 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | Szymankiewicz | 26 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Speke |
| December | |||
| Flt Lt | A Gabszewicz | 4 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Fg Off | T Sawicz | 4 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | Radomski | 14 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 303 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Radwanski | 16 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 302 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Lagunski | 21 Dec 1941 | Attached to No 1 Delivery Flight |
| Flt Lt | W T Sankey | 22 Dec 1941 | Adjutant (British), posted to RAF Church Stanton |
Source - No 316 ORB (AIR 27/1702)
Organisational Movements: Feb - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| February | |
| 15 Feb 1941 | No 316 Squadron formed at RAF Pembrey 6 x Hurricane Is delivered from No 19 MU |
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| 18 Feb 1941 | 15 x airmen arrived on posting |
| 20 Feb 1941 | 9 x Hurricane Is delivered from No 249 Sqn |
| 22 Feb 1941 | 1 x Airman (Polish) Pilot arrived on posting |
| 21 Feb 1941 | 2 x Hurricane Is delivered from No 249 Sqn |
| 25 Feb 1941 | 1 x Airman (Polish) Pilot arrived on posting |
| March | |
| 1 Mar 1941 | The fitting of VHF radios to the squadron's Hurricanes commenced |
| 2 Mar 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I delivered from RAF North Weald, bringing the squadron up to establishment |
| 8 Mar 1941 | 1 x Magister was collected from No 55 OTU |
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| 23 Mar 1941 | 1 x Battle Trainer collected from RAF Ternhill |
| 24 Mar 1941 | 1 x Airman (Polish) Pilot arrived on posting from CFS |
| 25 Mar 1941 | The squadron was declared operational 2 x Airmen (Polish) Pilots arrived on posting |
| 28 Mar 1941 | 2 x Airmen (Polish) Pilots arrived on posting |
| April | |
| 2 Apr 1941 | 1 x Airman (Polish) Pilot arrived on posting |
| May | |
| 12 May 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I was delivered to Cowley |
| 16 May 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I was delivered to Hanworth 1 x Hurricane I was delivered to Leicester |
| 18 May 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I was collected from RAF Coltishall |
| 21 May 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I was collected from RAF North Weald |
| 26 May 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I was collected from RAF Coltishall |
| June | |
| 2 Jun 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I was delivered to Hanworth |
| 11 Jun 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I was delivered to Feltham 2 x Hurricane Is was delivered to Cowley |
| 16 Jun 1941 | Advance party departed RAF Pembrey for RAF Colerne by bus |
| 18 Jun 1941 | Main party departed RAF Pembrey for RAF Colerne
by rail Air party departed RAF Pembrey for RAF Colerne by transport aircraft |
| 19 Jun 1941 | Rear party departed RAF Pembrey for RAF Colerne |
| 20 Jun 1941 | The squadron took over a number of Hurricane IIAs |
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| 27 Jun 1941 | The squadron took over a number of Hurricane IIBs |
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| July | |
| 14 Jul 1941 | 1 x Hurricane I was delivered to Cowley |
| 31 Jul 1941 | Advance party departed RAF Colerne for RAF Church Stanton |
| August | |
| 2 Aug 1941 | Main and air parties departed RAF Colerne for RAF Church Stanton |
| September | |
| 14 Sep 1941 | 1 x Hurricane IIA was delivered to Walsall |
| October | |
| 5 Oct 1941 | 1 x Hurricane IIA was delivered to Hatfield |
| 9 Oct 1941 | 7 x Hurricane IIAs were delivered to Lichfield |
| 14 Oct 1941 | Training commenced on Spitfire VBs (some IIAs also used) |
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| 15 Oct 1941 | 1 x Hurricane IIA was delivered to Speke |
| November | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| December | |
| 10 Dec 1941 | Advance party departed RAF Church Stanton for RAF Northolt |
| 12 Dec 1941 | Main party departed RAF Church Stanton for RAF Northolt by road and rail |
| 13 Dec 1941 | REar party departed RAF Church Stanton for RAF Northolt |
Source - No 316 ORB (AIR 27/1702)
This entry was last updated on 30/07/25
