315 SQUADRON
AIRFIELDS AND THE AREAS OF ITS OPERATIONS
AIRFIELD | DAY OF TRANSFER | WAR EFFORT |
Acklington | Jan 8th, 1941 | unit's formation |
Speke | Mar 13th, 1941 | - |
Northolt | July 14th, 1941 | see Northolt total below |
Woodvale | Apr 1st, 1942 | - |
Northolt | Sep 5th, 1942 | 152 ops sorties |
Hutton Cranswick | Jun 2nd, 1943 | - |
Ballyhalbert | July 6th, 1943 | - |
Heston | Sep 13th, 1943 | 58 ops sorties |
Coolham | Apr 1st, 1943 | 63 ops sorties |
Holmsley South | Jun 22nd, 1944 | 6 ops sorties |
Ford | Jun 26th, 1944 | 8 ops sorties |
Brenzett | Jul 10th, 1944 | 33 ops sorties |
Andrews Field | Oct 10th, 1944 | see Andrews Field total below |
Peterhead | Oct 30th, 1944 | 29 ops sorties |
Andrews Field | Jan 16th, 1945 | 41 ops sorties |
Coltishall | Aug 10th, 1945 | 9 ops sorties |
Click thumbnail to see big image of the map
prepared by W/O Jerzy Drazek and displayed at RAF Coltishall.
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COMMANDERS -
21 January 1941 - Stanislaw
Pietraszkiewicz
22 September 1941 - Wladyslaw
Szczesniewski
9 November 1941 - Stefan
Janus
7 May 1942 - Mieczyslaw
Wiorkiewicz
26 September 1942 - Tadeusz
Sawicz
17 April 1943 - Jerzy
Poplawski
16 February 1944 - Eugeniusz
Horbaczewski
19 August 1944 -
Tadeusz Andersz
7 April 1945 - Wladyslaw
Potocki
? February 1945 - Jan
Siekierski
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AIRCRAFT -
February 1941 - Hawker Hurricane
Mk I
July 1941 - Supermarine Spitfire
Mk II
September 1941 - Supermarine Spitfire
Mk VA, VB, VC
October 1942 - Supermarine Spitfire
Mk IX
June 1943 - Supermarine Spitfire
Mk VB
March 1944 - North American Mustang
Mk III