No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron

No. 317 "City of Wilno" Polish Fighter Squadron
317 Squadron logo. Digital vector rendering made from a breast lapel pin.
Active22 February 1941 – 18 December 1946
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
AllegiancePoland Polish government in exile
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleFighter Squadron
Part ofRAF Fighter Command
Nickname(s)Wilno
"Wileński" (of Wilno)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Stanisław Skalski
Władysław Gnyś
Insignia
Squadron CodesJH (February 1941 – December 1946)

No. 317 "City of Wilno" Polish Fighter Squadron (Polish: 317 Dywizjon Myśliwski „Wileński") 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 15 squadrons of the Polish Air Force in exile that served alongside the Royal Air Force in World War II.[1]

  1. ^ Lewis 1968, pp. 95–97; 125.