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No.316 Sqn RAF |
Name : No.316 Sqn RAF Founded : 11th February 1941 Disbanded : 11th December 1946 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 11th December 1946 More Details : Polish - City of Warsaw Known Code Letters : , SZ, |
Flew Mustangs from April 1944. |
Known Service Details : | |||||||
Pilot or Aircrew | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
11th August 1943 | 18th December 1943 | ||||||
24th November 1944 | 6th December 1944 |
Pilots and Aircrew for : No.316 Sqn RAF | ||
A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
Name | Info | |
Jeka, Jozef Click the name above to see a profile of Jeka, Jozef
| Jeka, Jozef Sergeant Jözeph Jeka from Poland was with No 238 Squadron during the Battle of Britain flying Hurricane's. In less than a month he had become an Ace with 5 victories, before being shot down himself on 5th November 1940. He baled out and after a short stay in hospital joined No.306 Sqn flying Spitfire. Through the war years he also flew with No.316 Sqn and No.308 Sqn. It was with the latter unit that on 21st May 1944 his aircraft was hit by flak and he was forced to land near Buchy, flying Spitfire Mk.IX ML254. Some references say he was captured, but it appears he evaded capture with the help of the French Resistance and was serving with No.306 Sqn once again by 8th September 1944. Post war he was the first Polish pilot to fly at more than Mach 2. On 13th April 1958, fighting with rebel mercenaries in Indonesia, his A-26 Invader Mk.B 34375 suffered engine difficulties on take off and crashed, killing him and his navigator John Peter Izycki, along with an Indonesian radio operator. |
Known Individual Aircraft of No.316 Sqn RAF : | ||||||||
Type | Serial | Codes | First Flew | Squadron History | Aircrew History | History Notes | Engine | Factory |
13/09/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Chattis Hill | ||||
29/09/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Chattis Hill | ||||
29/09/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Eastleigh | ||||
08/10/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
09/10/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
10/10/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Eastleigh | ||||
18/10/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
08/11/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Chattis Hill | ||||
28/10/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | High Post | ||||
SZ-A | 29/10/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | High Post | |||
YO-V | 05/11/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Eastleigh | |||
15/11/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Chattis Hill | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Eastleigh | ||||
07/12/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Chattis Hill | ||||
SZ-K | 17/12/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | High Post | |||
23/12/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
28/01/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | |||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
SD-N | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
SZ-S | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Westland | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Westland | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Westland | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
SZ-O | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
GW-U | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
GE-C | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
JH-L | - | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
MN-F | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
MT-E | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
PJ-S | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 46 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
DW-B | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
22/04/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 46 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
HT-F | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
11/04/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 46 | High Post | ||||
16/06/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Eastleigh | ||||
23/07/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Rolls Royce Hucknall | ||||
05/08/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Chattis Hill | ||||
19/08/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Chattis Hill | ||||
06/09/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Rolls Royce Hucknall | ||||
18/09/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Chattis Hill | ||||
03/10/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Chattis Hill | ||||
21/10/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Chattis Hill | ||||
31/08/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Eastleigh | ||||
05/09/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Eastleigh | ||||
18/09/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Eastleigh | ||||
18/09/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Eastleigh | ||||
19/09/1942 | Merlin 61 | Eastleigh | ||||||
24/09/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Eastleigh | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 46 | Westland | ||||
07/11/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Chattis Hill | ||||
13/11/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Chattis Hill | ||||
28/10/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Eastleigh | ||||
31/10/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Eastleigh | ||||
31/10/1942 | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Eastleigh | ||||
14/02/1943 | no information | no information | Merlin 63 | Rolls Royce Hucknall | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 46 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 63 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 63 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
DV-Y | - | no information | no information | Merlin 61 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
WX-B | - | Merlin 63 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
WX-F | - | no information | no information | Merlin 63 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 63 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 63 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 63 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
WX-K | - | Merlin 63 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin XII | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin XII | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin XII | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
GW-O | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
SZ-R | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
GR-A | 19/02/1940 | no information | no information | Merlin III | Eastleigh | |||
22/06/1940 | no information | no information | Merlin III | Eastleigh | ||||
04/07/1940 | no information | no information | Merlin III | Eastleigh | ||||
QJ-L | 11/07/1940 | no information | no information | Merlin III | Eastleigh | |||
15/07/1940 | no information | no information | Merlin III | Eastleigh | ||||
28/02/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin III | Eastleigh | ||||
30/05/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Chattis Hill | ||||
04/06/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
14/06/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
SZ-I | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Eastleigh | |||
21/06/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | High Post | ||||
21/06/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Chattis Hill | ||||
27/06/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | High Post | ||||
04/07/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | Chattis Hill | ||||
GW-H | - | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | High Post | |||
20/08/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | High Post | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Chattis Hill | ||||
EB-T | 01/08/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45M | ||||
07/08/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
GW-T | 08/08/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | High Post | |||
09/08/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
22/08/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Chattis Hill | ||||
23/08/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
26/08/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
28/08/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
29/08/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
30/08/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
18/09/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | ||||
- | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | High Post | ||||
04/09/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | High Post | ||||
12/09/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | High Post | ||||
02/10/1941 | no information | no information | Merlin 45 | High Post | ||||
QJ-P | 03/09/1940 | no information | no information | Merlin III | Eastleigh |
Aircraft for : No.316 Sqn RAF | ||
A list of all aircraft associated with No.316 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
Aircraft | Info | |
Hurricane
Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1936 Number Built : 14533 | Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. | |
Mustang
Manufacturer : North American | Mustang The ubiquitous North American P-51 Mustang, which many consider to be the best all-around fighter of WW II, owes its origins to the British Air Ministry. Following Britains entry into WW II in 1939, the RAF was interested in purchasing additional fighter aircraft from American sources, particularly the Curtiss P-40. Curtiss, which was busy, was unable to guarantee timely delivery so the British approached North American Aviation as a possible second source for the P-40. North American chose to propose its own fighter design which would use the same Allison engine as the P-40. Utilizing new laminar flow wings, the North American fighter was expected to have performance better than the P-40. Developed in record time the new aircraft was designated as a Mustang I by the Brits, whereas the USAAF ordered two for evaluation which were designated XP-51 Apaches. Intrigued with the possibility of using this aircraft also as a dive bomber, North American proposed this to the USAAF which decided to order 500 of the P-51 aircraft to be modified for dive bombing use. Designated as the A-36 Invader, this version of the Mustang utilized dive flaps, and bomb racks under each wing. Some reinforcing of the structural members was also required because of the G-forces to be encountered in dive bombing. A-36s entered combat service with the USAAF prior to any P-51s. In early 1943 the 86th and 27th Fighter Bomber Groups of the 12th Air Force began flying A-36s out of Northern Africa. Despite some early problems with instability caused by the dive flaps, the A-36 was effective in light bombing and strafing roles. It was not, however, capable of dog fighting with German fighters, especially at higher altitudes. Despite these drawbacks one USAAF pilot, Captain Michael T. Russo, who served with the 16th Bomb Squadron of the 27th Fighter Bomber Group, was credited with five confirmed aerial victories in the A-36, thereby becoming the first mustang ace. |
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