317 Sqn

NB - The executive posts were usually 'dual-manned' with a British and a Polish officer filling the same post.

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
February
Plt Off	Malarowakiak	25 Feb 1941	Arrived on posting
Act Sqn Ldr	A Brzezina	26 Feb 1941	Arrived on posting for duty as Polish Officer Commanding
Fg Off	P Niemiac	26 Feb 1941	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	H Szczesny	26 Feb 1941	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	W Pomaski	26 Feb 1941	Arrived on posting for duty as Polish Adjutant
Fg Off	J Harezlak	26 Feb 1941	Arrived on posting for duty as Polish Intelligence Officer
Plt Off	T Kumiega	26 Feb 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	J Selak	26 Feb 1941	Arrived on posting
March
Flt Lt	J R G Young	5 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting for duty as 'A' Flight Commander (British)
Flt Lt	A Worelik	5 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	M Arandarski	5 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting for duty as Interpreter
Plt Off	J A Reason	7 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting for duty as British Engineer Officer
Flt Lt	S Knappe	8 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting for duty as Polish Medical Officer
Flt Lt	P Cetasreweski	8 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting for duty as Polish Operations Officer
Plt Off	W D Sylwestrowicz	8 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting for duty as Polish Engineer Officer
Sqn Ldr	C J Mount	10 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting for duty as British Officer Commanding
Flt Lt	W W London	13 Mar 1941	Attached for duty as Adjutant
Fg Off	Wieniewski	14 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	T Koc	14 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	H Howse	17 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting for duty as British Adjutant
Plt Off	L Martel	19 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Czarnecki	24 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	S Juszczak	24 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Kartke	24 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Bochniak	24 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Szuzowski	24 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Drecki	24 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	K Wojcik	26 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Sikorski	26 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Lukaszewicz	26 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Trzebinski	28 Mar 1941	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	S Knappe	29 Mar 1941	Medical Officer, attached to RAF Farnborough for High Altitude Test
Plt Off	Czarnecki	30 Mar 1941	Attached to No 56 OTU for Hurricane Course
Plt Off	Kartke	30 Mar 1941	Attached to No 56 OTU for Hurricane Course
Plt Off	Bochniak	30 Mar 1941	Attached to No 56 OTU for Hurricane Course
Plt Off	Szuzowski	30 Mar 1941	Attached to No 56 OTU for Hurricane Course
Plt Off	W Drecki	30 Mar 1941	Attached to No 56 OTU for Hurricane Course
April
Flt Lt	S Knappe	1 Apr 1941	Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Farnborough
Plt Off	W Chem	2 Apr 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Czarnecki	4 Apr 1941	Admitted to hospital following a flying accident at Sutton Bridge
Plt Off	W Chem	8 Apr 1941	Posted to No 55 OTU
Plt Off	Kartke	8 Apr 1941	Ceased to be attached to No 56 OTU on completion of Hurricane Course
Plt Off	Bochniak	8 Apr 1941	Ceased to be attached to No 56 OTU on completion of Hurricane Course
Plt Off	Szuzowski	8 Apr 1941	Ceased to be attached to No 56 OTU on completion of Hurricane Course
Plt Off	W Drecki	8 Apr 1941	Ceased to be attached to No 56 OTU on completion of Hurricane Course
Fg Off	F Czyra	15 Apr 1941	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	W Drecki	17 Apr 1941	Posted to No 303 Sqn
Plt Off	S Juszczak	17 Apr 1941	Posted to No 303 Sqn
Padre	M Konesewski	18 Apr 1941	Arrived on attachment
Sqn Ldr	C J Mount	23 Apr 1941	Posted to No 260 Sqn
Sqn Ldr	A N Cole	23 Apr 1941	Posted to No 317 Sqn and assumed command
Plt Off	Stabrewski	24 Apr 1941	Attached to No 72 Sqn
Sgt Plt	Rial	24 Apr 1941	Attached to No 72 Sqn
Plt Off	Czarnecki	26 Apr 1941	Discharged from hospital
May
Plt Off	Czarnecki	15 May 1941	Posted to No 302 Sqn
Plt Off	Paczewski	24 May 1941	Arrived on posting from Blackpool for duty as Interpreter
Flt Lt	J R G Young	27 May 1941	'A' Flight Commander (British), posted to No 406 Sqn
Plt Off	M Arandarski	27 May 1941	Interpreter, posted to RAF Polish Depot, Blackpool
June
Fg Off	Brzezeinki	3 Jun 1941	Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU
Sgt Plt	Rial	11 Jun 1941	Ceased to be attached to No 72 Sqn on posting to No 308 Sqn
Sqn Ldr	A N Cole	19 Jun 1941	Relinquished command of No 317 Sqn on posting to RAF Abbotsinch
Plt Off	Kartke	24 Jun 1941	Ceased to be attached to No 4 Delivery Flight
Plt Off	Stabrewski	25 Jun 1941	Ceased to be attached to No 72 Sqn
Flt Lt	H Szczesny	26 Feb 1941	Attached to RAF Ouston
Sgt	T Baranowski	26 Feb 1941	Attached to RAF Ouston
Flt Lt	P Cetasreweski	27 Jun 1941	Operations Officer, attached to RAF Pembrey
Flt Lt	Kowalosyk	27 Jun 1941	Operations Officer, attached to RAF Pembrey
Flt Lt	H Szczesny	29 Feb 1941	Ceased to be attached to RAF Ouston
Sgt	Baranowski	29 Feb 1941	Ceased to be attached to RAF Ouston
July
Flt Lt	Kowalosyk	1 Jul 1941	Operations Officer, proceeded to Blackpool on temporary duty
Flt Lt	H Szczesny	1 Jul 1941	Operations Officer, proceeded to Blackpool on temporary duty
Plt Off	Kiezopolski	31 Jul 1941	Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU
August
Sgt Plt	Kuryllwicz	5 Aug 1941	Arrived on posting
Fg Off	T Kumiega	6 Aug 1941	Discharged from hospital
Sqn Ldr	A Brzezina	10 Aug 1941	Promoted to Wg Cdr and posted to RAF Exeter as Wg Cdr Flying
Flt Lt	H Szczesny	10 Aug 1941	Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr and assumed command of No 317 Sqn
Fg Off	Brzezeinki	10 Aug 1941	Promoted to Act Flt Lt and assumed command of 'A' Flight
Fg Off	Weber	10 Aug 1941	Arrived on posting as supernumerary to Adjutant
Flt Lt	Kowalosyk	14 Aug 1941	Operations Officer, posted to RAF Montrosxe
Plt Off	Kowaski?	16 Aug 1941	Posted to No 25 EFTS
Fg Off	Weber	16 Aug 1941	Reposed to the unit for duty as Adjutant
Plt Off	Adamozak	19 Aug 1941	Arrived on posting as supernumerary to Engineer Officer
Fg Off	T Kumiega	22 Aug 1941	Admitted to RAF Hospital, Cosford
September
Flt Lt	A Worelik	1 Sep 1941	Posted to No 306 Sqn
Fg Off	H Howse	1 Sep 1941	Adjutant, promoted to Act Flt Lt
Act Fg Off	Rainey	1 Sep 1941	Assistant Adjutant, promoted to Fg Off
Flt Lt	Ozyra	4 Sep 1941	Assumed command of 'A' Flight
Fg Off	P Niemiac	14 Sep 1941	Attached to RAF Controllers' Unit , Clamp Hill for course
Sgt Plt	Donogala	15 Sep 1941	Arrived on posting from No 302 Sqn
Sgt Plt	Karaszewski	22 Sep 1941	Attached to No 2 Delivery Flight
Plt Off	Malarowakiak	23 Sep 1941	Attached to No 87 Sqn
Plt Off	Stabrewski	24 Sep 1941	Posted to No 308 Sqn
Sgt Plt	Karaszewski	27 Sep 1941	Ceased to be attached to No 2 Delivery Flight on posting to No 2 Signals School
Plt Off	Saulc	29 Sep 1941	Arrived on posting from No 302 Sqn
October
Fg Off	H Malinowski	3 Oct 1941	Arrived on posting from Polish Inspectorate General for duty as Engineer Officer
Fg Off	P Niemiac	4 Oct 1941	Ceased to be attached to RAF Controllers' Unit , Clamp Hill on completion of course
Plt Off	Thompson	10 Oct 1941	Attached to RAF Uxbridge for Admin and Disciplinary Course
Plt Off	Adamozak	15 Oct 1941	Engineer Officer, posted to No 25 EFTS
Plt Off	Malarowakiak	22 Oct 1941	Ceased to be attached to No 87 Sqn on being posted to that squadron
Plt Off	Thompson	31 Oct 1941	Ceased to be attached to RAF Uxbridge on completion of Admin and Disciplinary Course
November
Fg Off	Borusiewicz	2 Nov 1941	Arrived on posting from No 2 Delivery Flight
Fg Off	W D Sylwestrowicz	25 Nov 1941	Engineer Officer, posted to No 307 Sqn
Fg Off	Wieniewski	25 Nov 1941	Admitted to Officers' Hospital, Torquay
Plt Off	K Wojcik	29 Nov 1941	Killed in a flying accident
December
Plt Off	Pucek	1 Dec 1941	Posted to RAF Exeter as Supernumerary N/E sick following a flying accident
Fg Off	Wieniewski	5 Dec 1941	Discharged from Officers' Hospital, Torquay
Fg Off	Wieniewski	7 Dec 1941	Reposted for Operations duties
Plt Off	Janicki	8 Dec 1941	Posted to No 317 Sqn from No 302 Sqn but remained attached to No 302 Sqn
Plt Off	Ebrozek	12 Dec 1941	Arrived on posting from No 306 Sqn
Fg Off	Wieniewski	13 Dec 1941	Admitted to SSQ, RAF Exeter
Fg Off	Wieniewski	14 Dec 1941	Discharged from SSQ, RAF Exeter
Plt Off	Janicki	14 Dec 1941	Reported for duty on ceasing to be attached to No 302 Sqn
Plt Off	Bobola	14 Dec 1941	Proceeded to AFDU for Cine Gun Camera Course
Plt Off	Hyrdek	14 Dec 1941	Proceeded to AFDU for Cine Gun Camera Course
Plt Off	M Sikorski	18 Dec 1941	Killed in a flying accident
Sgt Plt	T Baranowski	30 Dec 1941	Failed to return from a sortie, later reported to be a POW

Source - No 317 ORB (AIR 27/1706)

Organisational Movements: Feb - Dec 1941

Date	Notes
February
22 Feb 1941	No 317 Squadron was formed at RAF Acklington 10 x Hurricane Is were delivered by air 1 x Cpl (British) arrived on posting

23 Feb 1941	1 x Hurricane I was delivered by air 1 x AC (British) arrived on posting
25 Feb 1941	4 x Hurricane Is were delivered by air 3 x Sgt Pilots (Polish) arrived on posting 1 x Flt Sgt (British) arrived on posting
26 Feb 1941	1 x Hurricane I was delivered by air 1 x Flt Sgt, 3 x Cpls and 1 x AC (British) arrived on posting
27 Feb 1941	1 x AC (British) arrived on posting
28 Feb 1941	1 x Flt Sgt and 2 x ACs (British) arrived on posting
March
3 Mar 1941	1 x Hurricane I was delivered by air 1 x Flt Sgt (British) arrived on posting
4 Mar 1941	1 x Cpl and 1 x AC (British) arrived on posting
5 Mar 1941	1 x Sgt (Polish) and 2 x Cpls (British) arrived on posting
7 Mar 1941	1 x Hurricane I transferred from No 43 Group, Acklington 3 x ACs (British) arrived on posting
8 Mar 1941	2 x WOs, 1 x Flt Sgt, 1 x Sgt, 4 x Cpls and 25 x ACs (Polish) and 1 x AC (British) arrived on posting
10 Mar 1941	2 x ACs (British) arrived on posting
11 Mar 1941	1 x Sgt, 2 x Cpls and 10 x ACs (Polish) and 1 x Sgt (British) arrived on posting
12 Mar 1941	8 x ACs (Polish) arrived on posting
13 Mar 1941	2 x Cpls and 8 x ACs (Polish) arrived on posting
14 Mar 1941	1 x Hurricane I was delivered by air 1 x Sgt, 1 x Cpl and 2 x ACs (Polish) arrived on posting
17 Mar 1941	3 x ACs (Polish) arrived on posting
18 Mar 1941	1 x AC (British) arrived on posting
19 Mar 1941	2 x Cpls (Polish) arrived on posting
21 Mar 1941	2 x Hurricane Is were delivered by air
22 Mar 1941	1 x Hurricane I was delivered by air
23 Mar 1941	1 x Hurricane I was transferred from No 315 Sqn
24 Mar 1941	One Section of each Flight was declared operational
25 Mar 1941	1 x Sgt, 3 x Cpls and 15 x ACs (Polish) arrived on posting
26 Mar 1941	1 x Sgt Plt (Polish) arrived on posting Hurricane I, W9229 was transferred to Hawker Aircraft Ltd Hurricane I, W9226 was transferred to No 13 MU Hurricane I, V6534 was transferred to No 43 Group Deposit Account
27 Mar 1941	1 x Sgt (Polish) arrived on posting
29 Mar 1941	1 x Cpl (Polish) posted to Blackpool
31 Mar 1941	2 x Hurricane I, V7538 and V6728 were transferred to No 315 Sqn
April
2 Apr 1941	1 x Hurricane I, R4216, was taken on charge from No 43 Group Deposit Account 4 x Sgt Plts (Polish) arrived on posting
6 Apr 1941	1 x Hurricane I, P5206 delivered to No 56 OTU
7 Apr 1941	2 x Sgt Plts posted to No 56 OTU
8 Apr 1941	2 x Sgt Plts posted to No 55 OTU
15 Apr 1941	Battle, P7399, was collected from RAF Baginton
16 Apr 1941	2 x Sgt Plts (Polish) arrived on posting
22 Apr 1941	1 x Hurricane I, R4123 was delivered from No 22 MU
23 Apr 1941	Squadron declared fully operational by day
26 Apr 1941	1 x Hurricane I, V6602 was allotted from No 43 Group Deposit Account
29 Apr 1941	Squadron moved from RAF Acklington to RAF Ouston
May
7 May 1941	Hurricane I, V6582 was transferred to No 43 Group Deposit Account
25 May 1941	1 x Hurricane I was transferred to No 29 MU
June
17 Jun 1941	Magister was transferred to No 43 Group Deposit Account
25 Jun 1941	Advance party departed RAF Ouston for RAF Colerne by rail Road party (private cars) departed RAF Ouston for RAF Colerne
26 Jun 1941	Main party departed RAF Ouston for RAF Colerne by air, rail and road,
27 Jun 1941	Squadron was relocated to RAF Fairwood Common (satellite of Colerne)
July
3 Jul 1941	1 x Hurricane I, V7316, was transferred to No 43 Group Deposit Account
9 Jul 1941	3 x Hurricane Is, V7502, V7123 and V6797, were transferred to No 43 Group Deposit Account
10 Jul 1941	1 x Hurricane I, V5797, was transferred to No 43 Group Deposit Account
15 Jul 1941	1 x Magister, T9883 was received
17 Jul 1941	5 x Hurricane IIBs, Z3438, Z3572, Z3500, Z3584 and Z3513 were collected from No 306 Sqn at Northolt

19 Jul 1941	5 x Hurricane IIBs, Z2923, Z3445, Z2915, Z2920 and Z3565 were delivered from No 306 Sqn by ferry pilots
20 Jul 1941	7 x Hurricane IIBs, Z4992, Z3353, Z3587, Z3568, Z3578, Z3502 and Z3439 were collected from No 306 Sqn 6 x Hurricane Is, R4123, V6604, W9170, P3227 and V7223, were transferred to No 55 OTU
21 Jul 1941	Squadron moved from RAF Fairwood Common to RAF Exeter
August
3 Aug 1941	1 x Hurricane I, V6545, was sent to No 29 MU
6 Aug 1941	4 x Hurricane Is, V7113, V6693, V7506 and V7339, were transferred to No 13 MU
13 Aug 1941	2 x Hurricane IIs, Z3245 and Z3520, were transferred to No 43 Group Deposit Account
14 Aug 1941	1 x Hurricane II, Z3915, was transferred from ATA Detachment
18 Aug 1941	2 x Hurricane Is, V3272 and V7302, were transferred to No 27 MU
27 Aug 1941	1 x Hurricane II, Z3445, was transferred to No 133 Sqn
September
2 Sep 1941	1 x Hurricane II, Z3587, was transferred to No 67 MU
8 Sep 1941	3 x Hurricane IIBs, Z2390, Z2463 and Z2696, were collected from RAF Portreath
23 Sep 1941	1 x Hurricane II, BD719, attached from No 43 Group Deposit Account
30 Sep 1941	1 x Hurricane II, Z3330, allotted from No 401 Sqn
October
10 Oct 1941	3 x Hurricane IIBs, BD719, Z3500 and Z3975, were transferred to No 82 MU
13 Oct 1941	4 x Spitfire VBs, AD269, AD367, AD321 and AD350, were delivered by ferry pilots from No 24 MU

14 Oct 1941	2 x Spitfire IIAs, P8191 and P7987, were delivered from No 401 Sqn
15 Oct 1941	4 x Spitfire VBs, AD308, AD140, AD313 and W3945, were delivered by ferry pilots from No 45 MU
17 Oct 1941	Magister, L5916, was delivered from No 27 MU
18 Oct 1941	2 x Spitfire VBs, AA756 and AA762, were delivered by ferry pilots from No 8 MU 1 x Spitfire VB, W3968, was delivered by a ferry pilot from No 39 MU
20 Oct 1941	2 x Spitfire VBs, P8564 and AA758, were delivered by ferry pilots from No 8 MU 2 x Spitfire VBs, AD372 and AD368, were delivered by ferry pilots from No 12 MU 1 x Spitfire VB, AD351, was delivered by a ferry pilot from No 45 MU 1 x Spitfire VB, AD306, was delivered by a ferry pilot from No 24 MU
25 Oct 1941	1 x Spitfire VB, P8564, was transferred to No 43 Group Deposit Account following a forced landing 2 x Hurricane IIAs, Z2463 and Z2696, were transferred to No 312 Sqn 4 x Hurricane IIBs, Z3559, Z3578, Z2915 and Z3568, were transferred to No 312 Sqn 1 x Hurricane IIA, Z2390, was transferred to No 52 MU 4 x Hurricane IIBs, Z3565, Z3740, Z3438 and Z4995, were transferred to No 52 MU
26 Oct 1941	1 x Spitfire VB, W3970, was delivered by a ferry pilot from No 39 MU
November
1 Nov 1941	1 x Spitfire VB, W3423, was delivered by a ferry pilot from No 9 MU
2 Nov 1941	1 x Spitfire VB, AA877, was delivered by a ferry pilot from No 8 MU 1 x Spitfire VB, AA767, was delivered by a ferry pilot from No 6 MU 3 x Hurricane IIBs, Z2920, Z3439 and Z3353, were transferred to No 87 Sqn
4 Nov 1941	1 x Hurricane IIA, Z3330, was transferred to No 52 MU 2 x Spitfire IIAs, P8191 and P7987, were transferred to No 133 Sqn
10 Nov 1941	1 x Spitfire IIB, was transferred to No 133 Sqn
15 Nov 1941	1 x Hurricane IIB, Z2923, was transferred to No 245 Sqn
18 Nov 1941	1 x Spitfire VB, W3945, was transferred to No 316 Sqn
December
5 Dec 1941	Spitfire VB, AD372, was transferred to AST, Southampton
6 Dec 1941	1 x Hurricane IIB, Z3572, was transferred to No 257 Sqn
7 Dec 1941	2 x Spitfire VBs, AA941 and AB135, were delivered by ferry pilots from No 48 MU
8 Dec 1941	1 x Hurricane IIB, Z3153, was transferred to No 32 Sqn 1 x Spitfire VB, W3425 was delivered from No 129 Sqn 1 x Spitfire VB, AD295 was delivered from No 45 MU

Source - No 317 ORB (AIR 27/1706)