No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron
No 315 (City of Deblin) Polish Fighter Squadron (Polish: 315 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Dębliński") was a Polish fighter squadron formed in Great Britain as part of an agreement between the Polish Government in Exile and the United Kingdom in 1941. It was one of several Polish fighter squadrons that fought alongside the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was named after the city of Dęblin, where the main Polish Air Force Academy has been located since 1927.
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