A striking painting by Polish artist Jarosław Wróbel shows a Boulton Paul Defiant of 307 Night Fighter Squadron “Lwowskie Puchacze” (Lwów Eagle Owls) on a moonlit night operation. 🦉🌙🇬🇧🇵🇱 Coded EW-K (N3437) and carrying the Polish checkerboard, the Defiant was the squadron’s first aircraft when it formed in 1940 as the only Polish night-fighter unit. While the turret fighter struggled by day, it played an important role in night defence during the Blitz before the squadron moved on to Beaufighters and Mosquitoes. Artwork: Jarosław Wróbel

Poland Strikes Back! - Fabulous Fairey Battle Release By Wisdom Art Prints! Find out more at: polishheritageflight.com/f/p… via @FlightPolish

The Legacy Continues 🇬🇧🇵🇱 picture taken in August 2026 in Poland - Hawker Hurricane G-HURI in the markings of 302 ‘City of Poznan’ Squadron joins up with its modern day decedents. Remember. Inspire. Unity.

RAF Faldingworth. April 1944. Groundcrews go about their work preparing an Avro Lancaster of 300 "Land of Masovia" Squadron for that evenings Operation. Remember. Inspire. Unity. Lest We Forget 📷 IWM @RAFBomber_Pod

Looking back at some of our photographs of war veteran BM597, formally a proud ambassador for the Polish Heritage Flight, carrying the story of the Polish Air Force in exile to airshows, commemorative events and public gatherings for many years. Today, Hurricane G-HURI proudly carries that torch, continuing the Flight's commitment to preserving and promoting this extraordinary heritage for future generations. From BM597 to G-HURI, the mission remains unchanged: to honour the courage, sacrifice and achievements of the Polish airmen who fought for freedom alongside the RAF. 🇵🇱✈️🇬🇧

A big thank you to the team at Key Publishing and Flypast Magazine for sharing the news of our successful flight to Poland in August. We’ve always enjoyed great support and it is still very special to see us included in this brilliant publication. Thank you Flypast! @FlyPastMag

From @ognisko_polskie featuring the brilliant @SilenceInPolish A very highly recommended talk and fascinating in depth take on ‘that Victory Parade!’🇬🇧🇵🇱 “29.10.26: The Victory Parade of 1946 - The View from Warsaw and London Thursday 29 October 2026 7pm for 7.30pm £15 non-Members (£10 Members) London’s 1946 Victory Parade celebrated those who had helped secure Allied victory. Yet the treatment of the Polish Armed Forces who served in the West left a lasting sense of grievance. Why were they added to the guest list only at the last minute, and how did the emerging Cold War shape decisions in London and Warsaw? Drawing on newly discovered archival material, historian Jennifer Grant Jennifer Grant explores the politics behind the parade and the differing perspectives of the British and Polish governments. In June 1946, crowds lined the streets of bomb-damaged London for a Victory Parade honouring those who had contributed to the Allied victory. Servicemen and women from Allied and Commonwealth nations marched alongside people who had served in auxiliary and civilian roles. As the procession passed the saluting base on The Mall, Clement Attlee and Winston Churchill stood together. Despite its scale and publicity, the parade has largely faded from British memory. For many Poles, however, it remains a painful episode. The Polish Armed Forces who had fought alongside Britain in the West were added to the invitation list only at the last minute. As wartime alliances gave way to Cold War tensions, decisions about who would take part carried diplomatic weight. The parade also presented the government in Warsaw with an opportunity to seek recognition among Poles living in the West. Drawing on newly discovered archival material, Jennifer Grant will examine how officials in London and Warsaw viewed the parade, the calculations behind the Polish invitations, and what the event reveals about the changing Anglo-Polish relationship in 1946.” Tickets from 🎫👇 ogniskopolskie.org.uk/produc…

Unknown Polish Paratrooper Identified After 80 Years in Arnhem 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇳🇱 A dedication service at the grave of Bombadier Kazmierz Chartonowicz was held in the Arnhem-Oosterbeek War Cemetery on 18th September. Bombadier Kazmierz Chartonowicz served in the Anti-Tank (Airlanding) Battery of the 1st Polish (Independent) Parachute Brigade. He was believed to be killed between the 23rd and 25thSeptember 1944, manning a six pounder anti-tank gun beside Ploegsepad, close to Benendorpseweg, to the east of the Old Church in Lower Oosterbeek. The position was protecting the south-east section of the lower perimeter when it came under attack from a German self-propelled gun, a Stug. The gun team were all killed or wounded. Originally, given a field burial in a nearby garden alongside another Polish soldier, Gunner Jozef Skaczko, when the bodies were transferred to the Cemetery, Skaczko was buried in a marked grave 25.B.18. However, the neighbouring grave 25.B.17 was marked only as A Soldier of the 1939-1945 War, Polish Forces. As a consequence of the diligent research of Mateusz Mroz, who’s grandfather was an intelligence officer in the brigade, the unknown grave has now been identified. This is the third such dedication service in the last six years as a consequence of the efforts of Mateusz. It follows the rededications for Corporal Edward Trochim in 2021 and Lance Sergeant Edward Morchonowicz in 2024. Bombadier Chartonowicz was born on 30 July 1922 in Baronowicze, Augustow, Bialystok, which lies in North-Eastern Poland. He was only 17 at the outbreak of war and is likely to have deported to Siberia and spent 2 years in a Soviet Gulag. Following, the German invasion of Russia, an amnesty allowed men to volunteer for the newly formed Polish army in exile. He is likely to have been transferred from Siberia through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to Iran and from there either through India or direct to Durban for training in the Pietermaritzburg area. Troops then embarked for Scotland via various routes, stopping potentially at Cape Town or Rio de Janiero or New York before completing the crossing to Britain. Once in Britain, he is recorded as serving with the Polish Forces under British command from 1 April 1942. He undertook parachute training at Ringway and was awarded eagles wings number 3519. At the Battle of Arnhem, he was one of the small advance force that landed in one of ten gliders on the 18th September. Initially, after landing his gun defended the Divisional Headquarters at the Hartenstein, but as the perimeter came under increased pressure the gun was moved to defend the lower perimeter. The service was attended by representatives from the Polish and British Embassy’s, the Polish Defence Attache, Polish Special forces, the Parachute Regiment, local Mayors, the Dutch Body Recovery and Identification unit, the Arnhem 1944 Fellowship and the Director of the Airborne Museum. Also present among the well-attended service were several family members of men that served in the Brigade at Arnhem, including Mateusz Mroz. Graham Francis, Arnhem 1944 Fellowship The Polish Heritage Flight wishes to thank Graham Francis, Nigel Leaney & the Arnhem 1944 Fellowship for sharing this story. The Arnhem 1944 Fellowship is a UK-registered charity dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Battle of Arnhem. It maintains bonds of friendship, records veterans’ experiences for future generations, protects historical heritage, commemorates those who fought and lost their lives, and promotes public understanding of the Battle. Find out more about their important work by visiting the Arnhem 1944 Fellowship web site. Remember. Inspire. Unity. 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇳🇱