THE POLISH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1940-1947 - On 6 September 1943 pilots of No. 303 Squadron were protecting a formation of 72 Martin B-26 Marauder bombers on the way to bomb industrial targets in Amiens, France. Near the target the formation was attacked by a number of German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighters and the airmen of the Squadron shot down five enemy planes, amongst them two by P/O Śliwiński and S/Ldr Falkowski. Squadron Leader Jan Falkowski, the CO of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, presenting a golden watch to Pilot Officer Władysław Śliwiński (founded by his fellow squadron members) for
THE POLISH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1940-1947 - On 6 September 1943 pilots of No. 303 Squadron were protecting a formation of 72 Martin B-26 Marauder bombers on the way to bomb industrial targets in Amiens, France. Near the target the formation was attacked by a number of German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighters and the airmen of the Squadron shot down five enemy planes, amongst them two by P/O Śliwiński and S/Ldr Falkowski. Squadron Leader Jan Falkowski, the CO of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, presenting a golden watch to Pilot Officer Władysław Śliwiński (founded by his fellow squadron members) for shooting down the 200th enemy plane acredited to the squadron. RAF Northolt, 9 September 1943 Polish Air Force, Polish Air Force, 303 "Kościuszko" Fighter Squadron, Falkowski, Jan, Śliwiński, Władysław
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