ANDREWSFIELD

Andrewsfield. 3 Oct 1945.
First row from left: F/O Plewczynski, P/O Lech, W/O Syperek, F/Lt Nentwich, F/Lt Kwiatkowski, W/Cdr Flying ? (British), S/Ldr Cwynar, F/Lt Stembrowicz, F/O Paleolog, F/O Bielecki, F/O Suppel. Second row from left: P/O Tyczynski, Sgt Szlosengerg, W/O T. Nowak, Sgt Witwicki, Sgt Jazownik, Sgt Skowronski, Sgt Wiewiorski, Sgt Jaskolski, F/Sgt Zacharewicz, F/Sgt Grabowski, W/O Murzyn, W/O Marek, Sgt Jaskolski, F/O Wojtyla. Seating on a propeller is W/O Gawlewicz, with Sgt Antoniak behind him. Missing on picture are pilots: F/O Steinborn, F/O Kardella and W/O Bedkowski.

F/Lt Nentwich (left), F/Lt Walawski and F/Lt Birtus.

F/Lt Marcisz (left), F/Lt Arct (the unit's CO from July till September 1944) and F/Lt L. Majewski.

F/Lt Popiel. This picture shows clearly details of the gunsight.

F/Lt K. Zielonka (left) and F/Lt Karnkowski.

F/Lt Walawski. Soon after the war ended he died in car accident.

F/Lt Z. Sosnowski (left) and W/O Syperek.

F/Lt T. Kwiatkowski, Flight Commander (left) and S/Ldr M. Cwynar, the unit's CO from July till October 1945.

Above and below: Photographs taken on 6th March 1945 during the visit of General Anders when 316 Squadron performed a flypast. A few days before red rings were painted around the spinners of the squadron’s Mustangs. Many of 316's Mustangs photographed on that date have the legend Poland above the chessboard. It would seem that there had been a 'mass' transfer of aircraft from 309 Squadron as this was their tradition.

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