No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron

No. 306 (City of Torun) Polish Fighter Squadron (306 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Toruński") 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 1940. It was one of several Polish fighter squadrons fighting alongside the Royal Air Force during World War II.

History
Upon formal formation on 28 August 1940 at RAF Church Fenton the squadron inherited the traditions, along with the emblem and a large part of the initial crew, of the pre-war Polish Torunian Fighter Squadron. The bear climbing a tree (Coat of arms of Madrid) was an emblem of the No. 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron, the unit of the first (British) commander of the new squadron, F/Cdr. Douglas Scott.

Throughout its existence, the squadron claimed 68 confirmed kills, 16½ probable and additional 26 damaged. In addition, the crews of the 306 downed 59 enemy V1 rockets. It was disbanded in December 1946 shortly after the end of World War II.

Aircraft

 * Hawker Hurricane Mk-I – from 4 September 1940
 * Hawker Hurricane Mk-IIA – from 5 April 1941
 * Supermarine Spitfire Mk-I i Mk-II – from 12 July 1941
 * Supermarine Spitfire Mk-VB – from 11 December 1941
 * Supermarine Spitfire Mk-IX – from 29 November 1942
 * Supermarine Spitfire Mk-VB – from 13 March 1943
 * Norh American Mustang Mk-III – from 26 March 1944