No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron
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No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron "Land of Silesia" (Polish: 304 Dywizjon Bombowy "Śląski") was a Polish World War II bomber unit. It was fighting alongside the Royal Air Force and operated from airbases in the United Kingdom.
It was created on August 22, 1940 and was declared ready for operations on April 25, 1941. On May 7, 1942 it was transferred to Coastal Command. Its last mission was on May 30, 1945. On June 14, 1945 it was transferred to Transport Command. It was disbanded on December 18, 1946.
During its wartime operations, it operated various versions of the Vickers Wellington medium bomber. In its service after the war ended it flew Vickers Warwicks and Halifax Mk C.VIII unarmed transports.
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| 1st Polish Wing | 2nd Polish Wing | 3rd Polish Wing 300 "Masovian" Sq. | 301 "Pomeranian" Sq. | 302 "Poznań" Sq. | 303 "Kościuszko" Sq. | 304 "Silesian" Sq. | 305 "Greater Polish" Sq. | 306 "Toruń" Sq. 307 "Lwów" Sq. | 308 "Kraków" Sq. 309 "Czerwień" Sq. | 315 "Dęblin" Sq. | 316 "Warsaw" Sq. | 317 "Wilno" Sq. | 318 "Gdańsk" Sq. Polish Fighting Team | 663 Artillery Observation Squadron |
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