No. 318 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron

No. 318 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron
No. 318 "City of Gdańsk" Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron
318th Polish Fighter Squadron.svg
Active 20 March 1943 - 12 December 1946
Country  United Kingdom
Allegiance Poland Polish Government in exile
Branch  Royal Air Force
Role Tactical Reconnaissance
Engagements World War II
Aircraft flown
Fighter Hawker Hurricane
Supermarine Spitfire

No. 318 "City of Gdańsk" Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron (Polish: Dywizjon Myśliwsko-Rozpoznawczy Gdański") was a Polish tactical reconnaissance fighter squadron formed in Great Britain as part of an agreement between the Polish Government in Exile and the United Kingdom in 1940. It was one of several Polish fighter squadrons fighting alongside the Royal Air Force during the World War II.

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History

The squadron was formed on 20 March 1943 at RAF Detling, Kent and after training with Hurricanes. It moved to the Middle East and converted to Spitfires, operating from Gaza and Castel Benito.

The squadron was then involved in ground attack and tactical reconnaissance operations over Italy in support of the Eighth Army following the allied advance and seeing action at the Battle of Monte Cassino. It disbanded at RAF Coltishall on 12 December 1946 after hostilities had ceased.

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Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 318 Squadron RAF
Apr 1943 Aug 1943 Hawker Hurricane I
Sep 1943 Mar 1944 Hawker Hurricane IIB
Mar 1944 Mar 1945 Supermarine Spitfire VB
Mar 1944 Mar 1945 Supermarine Spitfire VC
Sep 1944 Jul 1946 Supermarine Spitfire IX

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