No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron - Commanding Officers

Commanding Officers

(under British command until 1 January 1941. Abbreviations: mjr: major, kpt.: captain, por.: lieutenant)

  • 19 July 1940 - Sqn Ldr Ronald Kellett
  • 2 August 1940 - Sqn Ldr (mjr) Zdzisław Krasnodębski
  • 7 September 1940 - F/O (por.) Witold Urbanowicz
  • 22 October 1940 - F/O (por.) Zdzisław Henneberg
  • 7 November 1940 - Sqn Ldr (kpt.) Adam Kowalczyk
  • 20 February 1941 - Sqn Ldr (por.) Zdzisław Henneberg
  • 13 April 1941 - F/Lt (por.) Tadeusz Arentowicz
  • 5 May 1941 - Sqn Ldr (kpt.) Wacław Łapkowski
  • 3 July 1941 - Sqn Ldr (kpt.) Tadeusz Arentowicz
  • 9 July 1941 - Sqn Ldr (kpt.) Jerzy Jankiewicz
  • 21 November 1941 - Sqn Ldr (por.) Wojciech Kołaczkowski
  • 7 May 1942 - Sqn Ldr (kpt.) Walerian Żak
  • 19 May 1942 - Sqn Ldr (por.) Jan Zumbach
  • 1 December 1942 - Sqn Ldr(por.) Zygmunt Witymir Bieńkowski
  • 4 July 1943 - Sqn Ldr (kpt.) Jan Falkowski
  • 21 November 1943 - Sqn Ldr (kpt.) Tadeusz Koc
  • 25 September 1944 - Sqn Ldr (kpt.) Bolesław Drobiński
  • 1 February 1946 - Sqn Ldr (mjr) Witold Łokuciewski

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