318 Sqn

NB - The executive posts were usually 'dual-manned' with a British and a Polish officer filling the same post.

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
March
Flt Lt	S Brenk	20 Mar 1943	Arrived on posting with Advance party
Sqn Ldr	A Wojtyga	26 Mar 1943	Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 318 Sqn
Flt Lt	L Wielochowski	26 Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Sqn Ldr - Flying
Fg Off	Maciukiewicz	27 Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer
Plt Off	Bortkiewicz	27 Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Engineering Officer
Fg Off	Berezecki	28 Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander
Fg Off	Marewski	28 Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Flight Commander
Plt Off	Krzywonoe	30 Mar 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Signals Officer
April
Fg Off	T Cybulski	3 Apr 1943	Attached to No 41 OTU for conversion course
Sqn Ldr	L Wielochowski	6 Apr 1943	Sqn Ldr - Flying, attached to No 41 OTU
Wg Cdr	A Wojtyga	9 Apr 1943	Returned from No 41 OTU on completion of conversion course
Wg Cdr	A Wojtyga	17 Apr 1943	Proceeded on temporary duty in Brighton
Flt Lt	A E Allan-Taylor	17 Apr 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as British Adjutant
Flt Lt	S Brenk	18 Apr 1943	Adjutant, posted to RAF Northolt, wef 15 Apr 1943
Fg Off	T Wisniowski	18 Apr 1943	Assumed duties of of Polish Adjutant
Fg Off	S Swiechowski	18 Apr 1943	Attached to RAF Highgate for Intelligence course
Fg Off	J Jakubowcki	19 Apr 1943	Killed in a flying accident (also two LACs of No 2768 Sqn RAF Regiment were killed)
Fg Off	K Gorniak	23 Apr 1943	Appointed Welfare Officer
Fg Off	J Radziszewski	23 Apr 1943	Appointed Sports Officer
Wg Cdr	A Wojtyga	27 Apr 1943	Proceeded on Senior Officers' Course, RAF Old Sarum
May
Wg Cdr	A Wojtyga	1 May 1943	Proceeded to RAF Odiham for conference
Sgt	Swidurski	4 May 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as WO Discipline
Fg Off	Kalinowski	9 May 1943	Proceeded to RAF Old Sarum for Operations Course
Fg Off	Uchwat	10 May 1943	Proceeded on BAT Course
Sqn Ldr	T K Walls	14 May 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as British Sqn Ldr - Flying
Capt	Wolinski	15 May 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Senior ALO
Sgt	Buter	20 May 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Interpreter
Flt Lt	A E Allan-Taylor	28 May 1943	British Adjutant, posted to RAF Tarrant Rushton
June
Flt Lt	P R Jones	3 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as British Adjutant
Fg Off	Pejcz	12 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	Ciastula	12 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	Buckiewicz	12 Jun 1943	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	Ciastula	14 Jun 1943	Posted to No 316 Sqn
Fg Off	Szarzynski	16 Jun 1943	Returned from Aircraft Recognition Course, Southport
Fg Off	Tatarski	16 Jun 1943	Returned from Aircraft Recognition Course, Southport
Flt Lt	Glowacki	20 Jun 1943	Attached from HQ Fighter Command for duty as air combat instructor
Flt Lt	Malinowski	28 Jun 1943	Engineering Officer, attached from Fighter Command
July
Flt Lt	Narewski	2 Jul 1943	Severely burned in aircraft accident
Capt	Fruszynski	4 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as with No 25 AL Section
Lt	Olesinski	6 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as with No 25 AL Section
Fg Off	Czarnecki	8 Jul 1943	Posted to No 1601 Flight
Wg Cdr	A Wojtyga	15 Jul 1943	Attached to No 309 Sqn for liaison with Polish 1st Armoured Division
Flt Lt	S Swiechowski	15 Jul 1943	Attached to No 309 Sqn for liaison with Polish 1st Armoured Division
Fg Off	Witke	16 Jul 1943	Admitted to hospital and posted to DPIG as supernumerary N/E sick
Fg Off	Gadomski	16 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Interpreter
Plt Off	Szumera	26 Jul 1943	Attached for Meteorological duties
Fg Off	Sieroslawski	27 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Nalborczyk	29 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting as supernumerary Engineering Officer
Fg Off	R Kesserling	31 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	M Galicki	31 Jul 1943	Arrived on posting
August
Plt Off	R G Sharp	xx Aug 1943	Arrived on posting (at No 5 PDC) for Codes and Cypher duties
September
Fg Off	H D Campbell	6 Sep 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer
October
Flt Lt	V A Stoneham	18 Oct 1943	Arrived on posting for duty as British Intelligence Officer
November
Flt Lt	Araszkiewicz	13 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from No 1 ADU for duty as Intelligence Officer
Plt Off	Szumera	15 Nov 1943	Posted to the Polish Mobile Meteorological Unit
AC2	Dobrowoski	17 Nov 1943	Killed in a road accident (CWGC gives his rank as Flt Sgt)
Flt Lt	Webb	18 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting to supervise RAF administration of the squadron
Plt Off	Kubica	20 Nov 1943	Ceased to be attached to No 1 (ME) ARC on posting to No 22 PTC for repatriation to the UK
Maj	Reinstein	23 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from 2nd Polish Army Corps to supervise Polish administration of the squadron
Flt Lt	Stutzmann	25 Nov 1943	Admitted to 91st General Hospital, Gaza following flying accident
Fg Off	Cybulski	25 Nov 1943	Admitted to 91st General Hospital, Gaza following flying accident
Flt Lt	S Swiechowski	25 Nov 1943	Posted to HQ No 216 Group for disposal on ferrying duties
Flt Lt	Polek	25 Nov 1943	Posted to HQ No 216 Group for disposal on ferrying duties
December
Flt Lt	J J Glowacki	4 Dec 1943	Killed in a flying accident
Flt Lt	J Blaszczyk	4 Dec 1943	Killed in a flying accident
Sqn Ldr	Rev A Zylka	11 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from the UK for duty as Squadron Chaplain
Flt Lt	S Kaltita	11 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from the UK for duty as Intelligence Officer
Fg Off	R Kesserling	xx Dec 1943	Joined the squadron from RAF Petah Tiqva
Fg Off	M Galicki	xx Dec 1943	Joined the squadron from RAF Petah Tiqva
Fg Off	B Gaworski	xx Dec 1943	Joined the squadron from RAF Petah Tiqva
Plt Off	R G Sharp	xx Dec 1943	Posted to No 5500 (Polish) Mobile Signals Unit, to command

Source - No 318 ORB (AIR 27/1711)

Organisational Movements: Mar - Dec 1943

Date	Notes
March
20 Mar 1943	No 318 Squadron formed at RAF Detling Advance party of 1 x Officer, 1 x NCO and 1 x airman arrived at Detling
22 Mar 1943	5 x NCOs and 26 x airmen arrived on posting from No 309 Sqn
26 Mar 1943	4 x NCOs and 34 x airmen arrived on posting
31 Mar 1943	2 x British NCOs and 1 x airman arrived on posting to assist in the formation of the unit
April
1 Apr 1943	A number of NCOs and airmen arrived on posting from Nos 301 and 305 Sqns
3 Apr 1943	9 x NCOs sent on manufacturer's course at Derby and Slough 22 x officer pilots arrived on posting
10 Apr 1943	First flight conducted by the squadron with a Hurricane I fitted with two cameras

23 Apr 1943	1 x airman arrived on posting, total now 156 against and establishment of 266
May
1 May 1943	26 x airmen arrived on posting, total now 185 against and establishment of 266*
10 May 1943	9 x airmen arrived on posting, total now 216 against and establishment of 266*
15 May 1943	3 x airmen arrived on posting, total now 220 against and establishment of 266*
22-27 May 1943	6 x airmen arrived on posting, total now 225 against and establishment of 266*
30 May 1943	Total strength now 229 against and establishment of 266*
June
5 Jun 1943	2 x airmen arrived on posting, total now 229 against and establishment of 266*
7 Jun 1943	Road party departed RAF Detling for RAF Weston Zoyland
8 Jun 1943	Rail and air parties departed RAF Detling for RAF Weston Zoyland for Armament Practice Camp
13 Jun 1943	8 x pilots proceeded to Weston Zoyland, 7 x pilots returned from Weston Zoyland to Detling
18 Jun 1943	Air Party (less one aircraft) returned from Weston Zoyland but landed at RAF West Malling
19 Jun 1943	Air Party returned to Detling from RAF West Malling Road and Rail parties returned from Weston Zoyland to Detling
25 Jun 1943	6 x airmen arrived on posting, total now 221 against and establishment of 266*
26 Jun 1943	5 x airmen arrived on posting, total now 228 against and establishment of 266*
July
22 Jul 1943	Detachment of 6 aircraft proceeded to RAF Snailwell
24 Jul 1943	Detachment of 6 aircraft returned from RAF Snailwell
28 Jul 1943	Detachment of 6 aircraft proceeded to RAF Snailwell
31 Jul 1943	Detachment of 6 aircraft returned from RAF Snailwell
August
6 Aug 1943	The squadron (39 x officers and 148 x airmen) departed RAF Detling for No 5 PDC by rail
15 Aug 1943	The squadron (40 x officers and 148 x airmen) departed No 5 PDC for port of embarkation
16 Aug 1943	The squadron departed in convoy for the Middle East (first convoy to proceed through Mediterranean since June 1940)
29 Aug 1943	Squadron arrived in Port Said, disembarked and proceeded to No 22 PTC
September
6 Sep 1943	108 x Polish Army personnel arrived on posting
7 Sep 1943	Road party departed No 22 PTC and overnighted in the Sinai Desert
8 Sep 1943	Road party continued and overnighted at Bir Asjuj
9 Sep 1943	Road party continued and overnighted at Tulkarm
10 Sep 1943	Road party arrived at RAF Muquebeila
11 Sep 1943	AL Section arrived at RAF Muquebeila
14 Sep 1943	9 x Hurricane IIBs arrived from No 135 MU and 'A' Flight was formed

15 Sep 1943	6 x Hurricane IIBs arrived
17 Sep 1943	3 x Hurricane IIBs arrived
18 Sep 1943	All aircraft grounded pending completion of checks
25 Sep 1943	Normal flying resumed
October
11 Oct 1943	Advance party departed RAF Muquebeila for RAF Gaza
12 Oct 1943	Main road party departed RAF Muquebeila for RAF Gaza
13 Oct 1943	Air party of 3 aircraft departed RAF Muquebeila for RAF Gaza
14 Oct 1943	Air party of 5 aircraft departed RAF Muquebeila for RAF Gaza Rear party departed RAF Muquebeila for RAF Gaza
22 Oct 1943	Squadron moved from Gaza to Wilhelma to participate in Exercise 'Virile'
26 Oct 1943	Squadron moved from Wilhelma to Muquebeila and continued participation in Exercise 'Virile'
29 Oct 1943	Exercise 'Virile' concluded and squadron returned to Gaza
November
18 Nov 1943	Advance party departed Gaza for LG207
19 Nov 1943	Main party departed Gaza for LG207
21 Nov 1943	Main party arrived at LG207
22 Nov 1943	Air party (15 x aircraft) departed Gaza for LG207 Rear party departed Gaza for LG207
24 Nov 1943	1 x Sgt Clerk/GD, 1 x LAC Equip/Asst and 2 x airmen, all British, arrived on posting
25 Nov 1943	Rear party arrived at LG207
December
14 Dec 1943	2 x Spitfire VCs arrived from No 135 MU

16 Dec 1943	4 x camera modified Hurricanes were collected from No 158 MU A Polish Army detachment arrived to carry out night guard duties
xx Dec 1943	1 x Cpl Clerk/PA arrived on posting from No 219 Group

*There must have been other arrivals and departures of personnel between those recorded in the ORB as the increases in total strength do not match the recorded arrival numbers.

Source - No 318 ORB (AIR 27/1711)