No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron
No. 317 "Wilno" Polish Fighter Squadron (Polish: 317 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Wileński" – Vilnius) 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 fighting alongside the Royal Air Force during World War II.
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