Hurricane Mk I in summer 1940, when the squadron was still in training.

Left: Well publicized photo of F/O Urbanowicz with his RF-A in background, taken probably shortly after after move to Lenconsfield.  Right: S/Ldr Kolaczkowski by his Spitfire Mk II, RF-W, spring 1941.

This Hurricane was flown by the 303 pilots during the Battle of Britain, although the sky band applied on a tail tells that the picture was taken some time afterwards. The unit's badge appears behind the cockpit as was applied during the last stages of the BoB.

Scramble 303!!!

Spitfire Mk II, P8079 of F/Lt Lapkowski, Northolt, March 1941.*

Spitfire Mk II, P8385 IMPREGNABLE of F/O Feric, Northolt, May-July 1941. *

Spitfire Mk V, W3506 HENDON LAMB of Sgt Adamek, Northolt, December 1941. *

Formation of RF Spitfires Mk Vs on its way to France. Probably summer 1942. Notice the code letters scratched by the censors.

Well publicized photo of S/Ldr Zumbach's personal mount in 1942. Its profile below. * 
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RF-D "Donald Duck" was a popular aircraft to be photographed in. Here in a cockpit is Sgt Kwasniewski.

Sgt Polilejko in the cockpit of RF-G, MH910, September/November 1944. (via Krzysztof Tyszka)

 
Above and below left, formations of the 303 in August/September 1942.
 
On the right, a staged publicity photo (August 1942) after the units 178th score, a Ju88 downed a moth before. In a background a first version of "Donald Duck" Spitfire BM144.

 
The peak-capped officer is believed to be F/O Stanislaw Socha with F/Sgt Zenon Bartkowiak beside him looking down. The Spitfire Mk IX, MA528 was taken on charge on 16 Nov 1944.

 
The 303 was the only Polish fighter squadron to be equipped with Mustang IVs. Here two of them at RAF Hethel 1945.

RAF Hethel 1945. View of the airfield with RF-P landing and black-and-white MCU in a center.

KH770, PD-Y in 1946.

Late in 1945, the unit's code letter were changed from RF to PD. Left: PD-D, KM112 of S/Ldr Drobinski at Clotishall late 1945. Leaning on a wheel is W/O Bargielowski, DFM and ace status. Right: Musatng IV, PD-S, KH836 following the crash in January 1946, in which F/Lt Schandler was killed.

* Color profiles courtesy of Robert Grudzien in Poland.

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