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No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron (Polish: 316 Dywizjon Myśliwski) 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 1941. It was one of several Polish fighter squadrons fighting alongside the Royal Air Force during the World War II.
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No 316 Squadron was formed at Pembrey on 15 February 1941 as a Polish fighter unit equipped with Hawker Hurricanes. It was engaged in defensive duties over south-west England until it re-equipped with Hurricanes IIs and began sweeps over northern France. It later reequipped with the Spitfire and then Mustang aircraft
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- 1941 - 1941, Captain Juliusz Frey
- 1941 - 1941, Captain Wacław Wilczewski
- 1941 - 1942, Captain Aleksander Gabszewicz
- 1942 - 1942, Captain Janusz Żurakowski
- 1942 - 1943, Captain Marian Trzebiński
- 1943 - 1944, Captain Paweł Niemiec
- 1944 - 1944, Captain Bohdan Arct
- 1944 - 1945, Captain Zygmunt Drybański
- 1945 - 1945, Captain Michał Cwynar
- 1945 - 1946, Captain Paweł Niemiec
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