303 Squadron Ep. 3: The First Battle
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- The 31st of August was one of the bloodiest days of the Battle of Britain. The RAF lost 39 fighter planes, and 14 pilots had been killed or were missing in action. Luftwaffe losses were slightly higher - 41 aircraft lost, with 6 shot down by the Poles of 303 Squadron.
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303 Polish and 322 Dutch squadron. Heroes. Wish they had treated the Polish better, also for their fighting in Arnhem.
"Wish (the Brits) had treated the Polish better". Please avail yourself of the details of the 1947 UK Polish resettlement act from the UK Govt legislation website, It was the act of parliament that conferred in UK law FULL UK citizenship and residency rights (including access to ALL welfare benefits) to ALL Polish service personnel who had served in the British armed forces during WW2 AND their families.
Not ONE Polish soldier/airman/sailor was forcefully repatriated at the end of WW2, but a small number did understandably CHOOSE to return to their homeland and lived to regret that decision.
From memory, Polish squadrons included 300, and 301 (Bomber), 303, 304 (Bomber), 305 (Bomber), 306, 307 (Night Fighter), 308, 309, 315, 316, 317, 318, 663 (artillery spotter), Flight C in the special duties 138 Squadron, and of course a Polish Fighting Team ( an independent part of 145 Squadron in Africa composed of Polish volunteers who were also fighter aces).
What is amazing, is that 303 squadron though equipped with Hurricanes, could take on the BF 109, Messerschmitts with so much success.
Oh, what could have been if they had Spitfires!
@@pb68slab18 They managed perfectly well with hurricanes... just as 43 other RAF squadrons did during the battle.
God bless and keep Poland and her valiant people
Thank you
My ignorance to this battle is startling. I had no idea that the Polish airmen had a squadron in the RAF during WWII. No clue. I just hopped over to Wiki and read about this. Fascinating...
They were not the only ones. Check 349 and 350 Sqn.
Look at the battle of Monte Casino, taken by the Poles when others had failed.
Polish pilots were best of the best. Their fighting tactics (shooting from really closer range than British pilots), enthusiasm, skillness and hate to the Nazis were shocking not only for Luftwaffe but also for British commanders. Polish pilots tried not to shoot down the enemy airplane, they want to kill Nazi pilots. Respect to this brave nation and Polish heros 👍 Just small notice from Czech republic - best Czechoslovak WW2 pilot Josef Frantisek was the proud member of famous 303. squadron, until his death.
The Norwegians also had two very effective fighter squadrons within the RAF, the 331&332sqds: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._331_Squadron_RAF
What most don't realize is that the Poles were not activated until almost halfway through the BoB, and they were the top scoring unit, and also the third highest scoring unit. Their contribution importance CANNOT be overstated.
All of the Polish Pilots had their initial and advanced training at the Polish Aviation School in Deblin, Poland.
And their operational conversion to the more advance aircraft and command and control systems that saved the UK in various RAF stations around the UK.
Brilliant flying.
Long live Poland.
👍💞💕💟💖💓
Ares dzięki tym filmikom o Dywizjonie 303 łezka w oku mi się kręci pierwszy raz od wielu miesięcy
The RAF were instructed to shoot at the range of 300 meters. The polish pilots crept in much closer, less then 100 meters, sometimes only 30 meters when opening fire. The germans hated it to be "crept in the ass...". They had a lot of courage, but were never rewarded for it... shame on you RAF!!!!!!
From memory, Polish Air Force ii UK included:
300 Squadron's badge has "CCC" meaning "300" in Roman numerals. It was the first Polish RAF squadron formed. It combines the coats of arms of both Poland and England - it has the Polish White Eagle "Orzeł Biały" (an eagle argent armed, crowned) and it has the English Lion (a lion passant guardant, crowned).
301 Squadron was two separate squadrons with two different roles at different times and each used a different squadron badge. In July 1940, 301 Bomber Squadron was formed. It closed in March 1943 and most of their crews and aircraft were merged with 300 Squadron. Their badges were :
The first 301 Bomber Squadron used an unofficial inverted pentagon badge with a white background and a Pomeranian red griffin rampant shield design, very similar to the coat of arms of Pomerania.[10] The identical badge can be seen on photos of PZL.23 Karaś light bombers fighting against German invaders in September 1939;
The new 301 Transport Squadron was formed in November 1944 and operated in North Africa and in Italy for Special Duties flights. It used a circular badge with a Polish Eagle, and below it - a Pomeranian red griffin passant shield - and a Maid of Warsaw "Syrena" shield, with the number "301" below. The use of the griffin refers to the earlier 301 Squadron, but it shows a griffin passant (walking) instead of the original griffin rampant.
302 Squadron's badge uses an old Polish design previously used for 131 and 132 Escadrilles, the closest is the blue wings version of that badge from 132 Esc. The diamond shape badge includes a red, white and blue background from both the French and UK flags and it has both the French Armée de l'Air "I/145" unit number and "302".
303 Squadron's badge is the same as the older Polish "Kościuszko" unit, used for 111 Escadrille in the Brygada Poscigowa (Pursuit Brigade) tasked with the defence of Warsaw. But, in the RAF badge it has "303" added below.
304 Squadron's badge shows a bomb and a "V" ("Fifth") reference which could be for a Polish unit, or it may refer to the fact that 304 Sqn was the fifth unit both by numerical position (300-304) and it was the fifth Polish squadron formed by date, or it may refer to "V for Victory".
305 Squadron's badge uses a graphic image of a hussar's wing, a letter "P" probably for Polska ("Poland") and a spear signifying launched attack and the colour roundel of the RAF and the square roundel of the Polish Air Force. The squadron number "305" is added.
306 Squadron's badge uses an old Polish design previously used for 141 and 142 Escadrilles. The main differences are: 141 & 142 had an inverted hexagon, 306 uses a diamond shape. Also in the 306 badge there is a bear and tree, a symbol for Warwickshire, UK (and Madrid).
307 Squadron's badge uses a crescent moon, an aircraft and an Eagle Owl derived from the heroic exploits of The Lwów Eaglets (Polish: Orlęta Lwowskie) young fighters who died defending the city of Lwow in Galicia, Poland from invading Ukrainian & Russian forces during the Polish-Ukrainian War (1918-1919). The name "Eagle Owls" is also appropriate because 307 Squadron's role was night-fighter defence.
308 Squadron's badge uses an old Polish design previously used for 121 Escadrille. It uses the same emblem but facing the opposite way (right instead of left) and it is now enclosed in a diamond shape.
315 Squadron's badge uses an old Polish design previously used for 112 Escadrille in the Brygada Poscigowa (Pursuit Brigade) tasked with the defence of Warsaw. The only difference is that it was rotated 30 degrees clockwise so the triangle is pointing down instead of left, with the bird more vertical and "315" was added.
316 Squadron's badge uses an old Polish design previously used for 113 Escadrille in the Brygada Poscigowa (Pursuit Brigade) tasked with the defence of Warsaw. The only difference is that it was rotated 30 degrees clockwise so the triangle is pointing down instead of left, with the owl more vertical and "316 SQ" was added.
317 Squadron's badge uses an old Polish design previously used for 151 and 152 Escadrilles in the pre-war Polish "Narew Army Group". The blue version of that badge for 151 Esc. is closest to the 317 Sqn. badge.
318 Squadron's badge uses the coat of arms of the City of Gdansk - a red shield with two white crosses and a golden crown above. The only additions are the golden wings surrounding the shield and the number "318" at the top.
663 Squadron's badge uses the Polish red and white chequered square "roundel" set as a diamond with a Polish eagle flying and carrying an artillery shell. It has the letters "DSA" beside the number "663".
This is amazing work! Well done! :D
May i apoligies to the polish people my full comments are on the film review. Again thankyou Poland
It is in my opinion, incredible that the draw on empire pilots and occupied territory pilots were not factored in once Britain had consolidated after Dunkirk.
Never been to a remembrance day parade have you?
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Good point Walter, I have since seen UA-cam footage where overseas pilots have been recognised.
Also I am conscious that remembrance day is remembered inadequately and out of date.
I would like inspiring and thoughtful music like 'Prayer to the Fallen' from 'Saving Private Ryan' and Mark Knopfler's 'Remembrance' and 'Brothers in Arms' and any other appropriate compositios played instead of, or as well as the 2 minutes silence.
I'm extremely thankful, that none of my generation in the UK or their children and now my grandchildren have been forced to defend the political posturing of our profligate politicians.
@@harryzero1566 Nice response Harry, though I'm not sure Remembrance day is "out of date", my feeling is its more a case of younger generations not being taught their history, due to the ongoing global concept of erasing national history so as not to perpetuate age old emnities, though you're absolutely correct about politicians. All the best to you
@@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684 Not out of date, in my opinion more relevant, needing more emphasis on the pain and loss of those left behind to live with the consequences.
"Because we do not beg fo Freedom. We fight for it" - Witold Urbanowicz of 303 Kosciuszko Squadron.
No chłopaki graty za kawał świetnej roboty :) Oby tak dalej !
Very nice project!!!! Again a nice episode.
Greetings
Ares, rozwijasz się ;) To zdecydowanie najbardziej udany odcinek jak do tej pory ;) Może kiedyś się wreszcie dorwę do lotow...
GREAT stuff! The story continues!!...
Beautiful as always. Great job!
Piękna robota. Gratuluję świetnej serii i trzymam kciuki za was! :)
SUPER! DZIEKUJE ZA PROGRAM!
Give Them Hell Polish Eagles!
Just goes to show how badass the Poles were
Awesome job and video!!! Love it!!
Thirty seconds in...thumbs way up👍👍
plz do more
Superb work!
Super! Świetna robota.
dobra robota,gratulacje
It's a shame you don't get more views.
Jestem wyjątkowo ciekaw czy okażecie się rzetelni i pokażecie jak po wojnie wyjebali nas w dupsko nasi przyjaciele angole :]
+Bloody na zachodzie nas wypierdolili a na wschodzie były już towarzysze.
Sad thing was ather the war we sent them back to Poland and stalin had most of them shot
cholera przy Ździsku się wzruszyłem :D
Damn good series.
Bloody shame that the background music often drowns out the narrator
Świetne!
Nice video.
kawal roboty i czasu na 1 odcinek ale jest warto naweet jako statysta wiem ze robimy cos wielkiego i dobrego
Epickie.
kawał dobrej roboty. thx :)
dobra robota
piękne
jak to oglądam mam łzy w oczach
T' jobs a good 'un.
couldn´t the music be any louder ? almost impossible to hear the narrative voices !
co to za muzyka na początku?
+Michalinus PL Wystarczy przeczytać napisy końcowe
Kiedy następny odcinek?
+Jan Balicki Jak nie będzie dalszych opóźnień to 6 lutego.
This blew!
Czy w następnych odcinkach planujecie przedstawić poszczególnych dowódców dywizjonu? Pragnę zaprezentować filmik mojego autorstwa : ua-cam.com/video/zdNHXVO1Ufk/v-deo.html super pomysł na ten serial pozdro z UK
Jaki Karubin, jaki Szaposznikow?
Only one of the Poles survived the war.
umm...i dont wanna be that guy but this is war thunder
Piękny materiał. Nie chcę umniejszać waleczności naszych orłów, ale czy ktoś wie ile faktycznie (po weryfikacji) 303 zestrzelił maszyn 31 sierpnia? Bo to, że nasi przesadzali z tymi strąceniami to nie jest żadna tajemnica.
+Lukasz X Tyle ile w filmie - 6. 4 potwierdzone od razu, a pozostałe 2 - kilka dni później. Richard King w swoim opracowaniu na temat Dywizjonu 303 porównał zestrzelenia dyonu ze stratami Luftwaffe i podał nawet dokładne numery seryjne zestrzelonych przez Polaków maszyn - dzięki temu mogliśmy odwzorować malowania i jednostki z których pochodziły niemieckie samoloty widoczne na filmie.
+Ares28 Pięknie dziękuję :)
I don't think they used "angels" for altitude back then.
They did. "Angel" as a measure of height in thousands of feet appears in many books.
Ares28 Kurde, nie wiedziałem. Widzę, że brevity code zaczął się kształtować jeszcze przed zimną wojną
nice
GJ
Kiedy EP4 ?
W następnym tygodniu.
już się cieszę :) przesuniecie datę premiery na koniec miesiąca ?
Z powodu sesji i egzaminów musiałem zawiesić projekt. Teraz wszystko powinno się uspokoić i wrócić do normy. Jednak rozważam czy nie wrzucać odcinków mniej regularnie, niektóre pojawiałyby się szybciej, inne zaś później w zależności od sytuacji i czasu jakim dysponujemy.
😂
Od kiedy to niemieckie U z dwoma kropkami u góry czyta się jako zwykłe U? Niemcy czytają to jako I.
+Kacper Krogulski Nie miałeś się już do czego przyczepić? Polski lektor przeczytał nazwisko poprawnie, pomylił się brytyjski narrator dla którego już wystarczającą trudnością było wymówienie innych polskich imion i nazwisk.
+Kacper Krogulski to u z dwoma kropkami nazywa się umlaut ;)
+Jakub Statkiewicz
I wydaje mi sie, ze czyta sie jak y
ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕤ ustaw usta jakbyś chciał powiedzieć "u" ale zamiast "u" powiedz "y" i nie zmieniaj pozycji swoich ust.
👍👍👏️🎖️
Great true story line but bad cartoon flying sequences.
Crap music. Can't we have some Chopin instead?
А кто будет бомберы сбивать. Тупость.
Very poor movie, poor effects , same Luftwaffe
bombers at all times, very poor casting , boring
movie and fully adjusted to our present era society
what a shame Polish pilots who joined RAF
in WWII are honored with such a scam !
Very poor movie, poor effects , same Luftwaffe
bombers at all times, very poor casting , boring
movie and fully adjusted to our present era society
what a shame Polish pilots who joined RAF
in WWII are honored with such a scam !
Very poor movie, poor effects , same Luftwaffe
bombers at all times, very poor casting , boring
movie and fully adjusted to our present era society
what a shame Polish pilots who joined RAF
in WWII are honored with such a scam !
...because everything here is based on a arcade game.
Very poor movie, poor effects , same Luftwaffe
bombers at all times, very poor casting , boring
movie and fully adjusted to our present era society
what a shame Polish pilots who joined RAF
in WWII are honored with such a scam !
Its war thunder dumb ass