🌺 “Six operations together — a Lancaster crew lost over Belgium” No. 57 Squadron RAF 🌺 On the night of 3 November 1943, a Lancaster bomber of No. 57 Squadron RAF failed to return from operations. The aircraft was Lancaster W4822, flying from RAF East Kirkby on a major bombing raid against Düsseldorf — one of the most heavily defended targets in Germany. Hundreds of bombers took part, and losses were heavy, particularly on the return journey, as Luftwaffe night fighters hunted the bomber stream

#RememberTheHeroes No. 303 Squadron was the highest scoring of the Hurricane squadrons during the Battle of Britain, claiming 126 kills in six weeks. 16:9 ver. Pilots of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron walking towards the camera from a Hawker Hurricane (probably Hurricane Mk.I, RF-F, V6684) after returning from a fighter sortie at RAF Leconfield, 24 October 1940. Left to right, in the front row are – Pilot Officer Mirosław “Ox” Ferić; Flight Lieutenant John A. Kent “Kentowski” (the CO of ‘A’ Fli

60K views · 1K reactions | No.303 Squadron RAF, named after Polish hero Tadeusz Kościuszko was one of the two Polish fighter squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Watch our video from the Polish Library in London and its exhibition dedicated to the heroes from 303. | TVP World | Facebook

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