Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf EW-U T3048 of 307 (Polish) Squadron

Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service

Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service

307 (Polish) Squadron RAF operated the Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIf from 14 August 1941 to May 1942, replacing the unit’s Boulton Paul Defiants. The Mk.IIf fighters were replaced by Beaufighter Mk.VIf night fighters which operated until Feb 1943 when they were replaced by de Havilland Mosquitoes. In total, Beaufighter crews shot down fifteen bombers with three probables and six damaged; the last victory was the shooting down of a Dornier Do 217 on 24/25 September 1942.

Bristol Beaufighter VIF code EW-Z for Zocha No. EL154 of 307 (Polish) Night Fighter Squadron Lwowski of the RAF
Bristol Beaufighter VIF code EW-Z for Zocha No. EL154 of 307 (Polish) Night Fighter Squadron Lwowski of the RAF
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf EW-A R2445 of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf EW-A R2445 of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf EW-U T3048 of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf EW-U T3048 of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf of 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VIf EW-Z 307 (Polish) Squadron
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VIf EW-Z 307 (Polish) Squadron
Beaufighter IF of 307 (Polish) Sqn, General Sikorski landing at Exeter
Beaufighter VIF of 307 (Polish) Sqn, General Sikorski landing at Exeter
Capt Gerard Ranoszek of 307 Squadron with his Beaufighter at RAF Clyst Honiton
Capt Gerard Ranoszek of 307 Squadron with his Beaufighter at RAF Clyst Honiton
Second Lieutenant, Pilot Grzegorz Bukowiecki from 307 Squadron on a Beaufighter VIF. Exeter, second half of 1942
Second Lieutenant, Pilot Grzegorz Bukowiecki from 307 Squadron on a Beaufighter VIF. Exeter, second half of 1942