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Mariusz Konarski
No 7106
Wellingtons against
the g-Boats
Published in Poland
in
200S by STRATUS
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for
Mushroom Model Publications,
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ISBN 83-89450-18-6
Editor in chief
Editorial Team
Roger Wallsgrove
Bartlomiej Belcarz
Robert
P~czkowski
Artur Juszczak
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P~czkowski
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Mariusz Borowiak, Betty Clements, Jerzy Cynk, Przemyslaw Chorqzykiewicz, Bohdan Ejbich,
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Introduction
History of the Squadron
Bomber Command
4
5
5
Coastal Command .•.........................................................................•..............•................. 24
Transport Command
Footnotes
Appendices
Colour profiles
67
73
71
81
To My Beloved Son
304 Squadron 3
Introduction
DYWiZjOn Bombowy "Ziemi
Slqskiej" im.
Ksi~cia
J6zef
Poniatowskiego, known as 304 (Polish)
Squadron in the RAF, was fonned on 22
August 1940 at RAF Bramcote, Leicester. Its personnel was recruited from
among airmen of the former 2nd and 6th Air Regiments of the pre-war Polish
Air Force, subsequently reinforced with 3rd Air Regiment staff arriving after
the fall of France. W/Cdr Jan Bialy was appointed Officer Commanding,
and SlLdr Julian Wajda his deputy. W/Cdr William M. Graham was the
RAF advisor.
"Shooting training" on
a Tiger Moth.
304
Engine overhaul of an
Avro Anson, one of the two
used by the Squadron in
1940-41.
Battle Trainer coded NY-Z,
one of the two such aircraft
used by the Squadron.
4
304
Squadron

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