Right after the war, the intensity of flying by Polish
squadrons remained the same. But almost everybody was running wearied.
They did not know what to expect or what is going to happen to
their country. Pilots of 315 were not an exception. Fact that
they flew a lot at that time helped a little to remedy their
dissatisfaction with the result of the war.
On July 5 1945, U.S.A. and Great Britain announced the withdrawal
of their recognition of the Polish Government in London. Thus,
Polish Arm Forces in Great Britain became "the biggest
illegal, private army on the British soil ever". New
government of Clement Attlee's Labour Party displayed rather
unfriendly attitude toward Poles. In result, Polish soldiers were
excluded from Londons victory parade. Anti-Polish propaganda
- started by the Lord Beaverbrook's newsppapers - reached its
apogee.
Something had to be done with Polish Arm Forces. Idea was born to
form Polish Resettlement Corps. War Office categorized Poles into
four groups:
1. Volunteers - those opting for returning to Poland
2. Hard core - those against it
3. Repatriates those returning to their countries of
residence other then Poland
4. Immigrants those remaining in U.K.
By January 1947 all Polish squadrons were disbanded and
transferred to P.R.C. (R.A.F.). All together, there was about
11,000 people joining PRC, which on July 26 1948 ceased to
exist. From this number only 3,000 returned to Poland. The
Communist shot some of them (7) within few weeks after their arrival, many were imprisoned.
It is not determined, how many of the Polish airmen were among
those who chose to go back to their country, or to whatever had
became of it.

Coltishal, 1946. Probably the ceremony of disbanding
the unit. Station CO is presenting W/Cdr Bajan C-in-C of Polish Fighter Command
the Polish Air Force, no longer on a mast. In the background standing also
General Ujejski (extreme left) and W/Cdr Gabszewicz (left to Bajan). With the
RAF flag on extreme right is 315 pilot W/O Drazek.

Pilots of 315
before the final flight. Destination was Lanham where their Mustangs
were scraped.
From left: Marszycki, Pertkiewicz, Cempel and Jankiewicz.

The last squadron's photo taken on
May 1, 1945 at R.A.F. Coltishall Station.
Front row, from left: F/O Drozdowski Jerzy, F/Lt Wyrozemski Xawery,
F/Lt Malczewski Eugeniusz, S/Ldr Siekierski Jan, F/Lt Bibrowicz
Henryk, F/Lt Kilman Piotr, F/O Furman Wincenty and F/Lt Mejer
Wieslaw.
Middle row, from left: W/O Kowala Pawel, W/O Marszycki Marian, W/O
Berka Tadeusz, W/O Drazek Stanislaw and F/Lt Xsieopolski
Lech
Back row, from left: F/O Lech Stanislaw, F/Sgt Mochocki Franciszek,
F/O Borowczyk Jan, W/O Jankiewicz Marek, F/Lt Zaleski
Maciej, W/O Cempel Miroslaw, W/O Dziewulski Tadeusz, F/O Pinkowski
Tadeusz, W/O Szymanski Tadeusz and F/Sgt Maslonka Jan.
On the picture are missing W/O Sztramko Kazimierz and F/Sgt Pertkiewicz
Tadeusz.

The hated Nazi swastika is threatening
no more. Planted tomatoes growing wildly obstructing the squadron's number painted
on the dispersal in Coltishall. It will soon disappear altogether.
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