No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron

No. 315 (City of Dęblin) Polish Fighter Squadron
315 Squadron Logo
Active21 January 1941 – 14 January 1947
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
AllegiancePoland Polish government in exile
Branch Royal Air Force
RoleFighter Squadron
Part ofRAF Fighter Command
Nickname(s)Deblin
Dywizjon Myśliwski "Dębliński"
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Eugeniusz Horbaczewski
Insignia
Squadron CodesPK (January – July 1941) SZ (July 1941 – January 1946)

No. 315 (City of Dęblin) Polish Fighter Squadron (Polish: 315 Dywizjon Myśliwski "Dębliński") 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 (RAF) in World War II.[1] It was named after the city of Dęblin, where the main Polish Air Force Academy has been since 1927.

  1. ^ Lewis 1968, pp. 95–97; 125.