1940 POLES APART
Pilots from No 303 (Polish) Squadron return from a skirmish in the skies during the Battle of Britain. After escaping the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, scores of Polish pilots were evacuated to Britain, where they bolstered the much-depleted RAF. The Poles proved exceptionally skilled at flying Hawker Hurricanes, with No 303 Squadron being the most successful unit in the battle in terms of enemy aircraft destroyed.
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