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	Battle of Britain - 303 Squadron Diary - Polish Aviation History Page
		The personnel of the squadron arrives at Northolt Sector Station, which is to become the home base for Polish fighter squadrons for most of the war.
		The squadron sustains one casualty - Lt. Januszewicz is killed in the dogfight.
		Jan Zumbach (8 victories) was one of the squadron's top-scoring pilots.
	ww2-aviation.net /polavhist/303.html (2344 words)

	A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: The Forgotten Heroes of World War Two, by Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Their country doomed, members of the Kosciuszko Squadron and thousands of other Polish military head for France to fight again.
		October 31 – At the end of the Battle of Britain, the Kosciuskzko Squadron is credited with shooting down 126 German planes in six weeks of combat, more “kills” than were credited to any other squadron attached to the RAF during that same period.
		November 27 – The Kosciuszko Squadron is disbanded.
	www.questionofhonor.com /timeline.htm (616 words)

	Kosciuszko Squadron review
		It continues with the subsequent joining of the volunteers with a Polish squadron which was later renamed as the 7th Combat Squadron “Tadeusz Kościuszko”.
		The main reason why the Americans joined the Polish Air Force was their wish to continue to serve in the air, and the choice of Poland was, to some extent, a result of the tradition of Polish participation in the American War of Independence.
		The name of their squadron comes from the name of the Polish officer Tadeusz Koscuiszko, who became a general in the American War of Independence and then returned to Poland at the end of the 18 th century to lead an anti-Russian uprising.
	www.mmpbooks.biz /books/8391717860/8391717860r.htm (1763 words)

	303 Squadron (Polish) "Kosciuszko" RAF - Regulations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Your first and the most important priority during squadron night is safety of your wingman.
		People will notice your association with a squadron and build an impression based on that.
		Many great pilots and squadrons have a good opinion of RAF 303.
	www.northoltwing.com /wing/regulations (253 words)

	A Qustion of Honor
		As the squadron ascended, the pilots, squinting into the milkwhite dazzle of the sun, realized, too late, that they were flying straight into a formation of German bombers screened by Messerschmitts.
		Both squadrons were ordered to fly east, toward the London docks, where the full wrath of the Luftwaffe was about to be felt.
		When the squadron was first organized in England, Kellett suggested to members of the ground crew that they keep the same hours as the pilots—in readiness from one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset.
	info-poland.buffalo.edu /LOSC.html (6885 words)

	A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron, Forgotten Heroes of World War II by Lynne Olson, Stanley Cloud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A Question of Honor is the gripping, little-known, and brilliantly told story of the scores of Polish fighter pilots who helped save England during the Battle of Britain and of their stunning betrayal by the United States and England at the end of World War II.
		Centering on five pilots of the renowned Kosciuszko Squadron, the authors show how the fliers, driven by their passionate desire to liberate their homeland, came to be counted among the most heroic and successful fighter pilots of World War II.
		Drawing on the Kosciuszko Squadron’s unofficial diary-filled with the fliers' personal experiences in combat -- and on letters, interviews, memoirs, histories, and photographs, the authors bring the men and battles of the squadron vividly to life.
	www.2think.org /questionhonor.shtml (643 words)

	You Who?: A Pole, an Englishman, and a Yankee overthrow an evil dictator's regime...
		The Kosciuszko Squadron was an exceptional squadron of Polish pilots attached to the Royal Air Force in World War II.
		I find the history amazing: The squadron was named after Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Brigadier General under George Washington.
		After WWI, when Poland was threatened by Russia, American volunteers returned the favor by traveling to Poland to help establish an air force, which they called the "Kosciuszko Squadron" in honor of the Revolutionary general.
	www.someblogs.com /youwho/archives/000754.html (300 words)

	Amazon.com: A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II: Books: Lynne Olson,Stanley ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The title implies that this book is about the Kosciuszko Squadron, but it also covers Polish history from World War I until their freedom from Soviet rule.
		Kosciuszko Squadron was 303 Squadron of the British Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain, which with 126 kills was the highest scoring squadron of the battle.
		The Poles also filled out squadrons of RAF Bomber Command, and along with their fellow fighter pilots, fought with distinction and high casualties until the end of the war.
	www.amazon.com /Question-Honor-Kosciuszko-Squadron-Forgotten/dp/0375411976 (2552 words)

	McFarland - Publisher of Reference and Scholarly Books
		Even after Poland regained her independence in 1918, the borders were not yet defined and the nation was vulnerable to continued threats from Germany and Russia.
		It explores why that small group of Americans felt compelled to fight for Poland and what they knew about who and what they were fighting for and against, and discusses the people, events, and issues that figured prominently in the war.
		The Squadron was named, of course, in honor of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, who famously came from Poland in 1776 to join the Colonial forces fighting the War of Independence from Britain.
	www.mcfarlandpub.com /book-2.php?isbn=0-7864-1240-2 (280 words)

	Polish 111th Fighter Escadrille - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The unit was created on May 19, 1921 out of two previously-existing units, the Polish 7th Air Escadrille and the Polish 18th Air Escadrille of the 1st Air Regiment.
		As part of the Polish 3rd Squadron of the 1st Air Regiment (Polish: III/1 dywizjon myśliwski) under Zdzisław Krasnodębski, the unit was stationed at the airfield at Zielonka and provided air cover for the nearby city of Warsaw.
		During the Polish September Campaign the first sortie — and the first success of the escadrille — took place on September 1, at 4 in the morning, that is roughly an hour before the fights for Westerplatte started, an event which is usually taken as the starting point of World War II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kosciuszko_Squadron (800 words)

	Amazon.fr : A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron : Forgotten Heroes of World War II: Livres en anglais: Lynne ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The first all-Polish squadron in the Royal Air Force, the Kosciuszko Squadron was formed from experienced Polish Air Force pilots who had fled their fallen country by way of Romania and France to England.
		When they took to the air, the squadron's pilots, along with Poles serving elsewhere in Fighter Command, made a large (possibly indispensable) contribution to victory in the Battle of Britain.
		That battle is the dramatic high point of the book, which from 1941 on shifts its focus to the sorry fate meted out to Poland as a nation and Poles in particular, especially in the infamous Katyn Massacre and the Warsaw Uprising.
	www.amazon.fr /Question-Honor-Kosciuszko-Squadron-Forgotten/dp/0375411976 (549 words)

	"A Question of Honor" Kosciuszko Squadron in 1/48 scale by Bill Dedig (Various 1/48)
		This squadron is named in honor of the American Revolution Polish volunteer Thadeus Kosciuszko.
		The kit used was the ICM Mustang with a new resin interior, reshaped propellers, Hasagawa Dallas canopy, Markings from the Mustang Book,”P-51DMustang” by Dariusz Karnas and Alclad finish.
		After 60 years, MIG-29 aircraft are photographed in MINSK with the Kosciuszko emblem applied to the port fuselage.
	hsfeatures.com /features04/questionofhonorbd_1.htm (443 words)

	History - WWII - Battle of Britain
		As a prelude to the cross-Channel invasion, the German Air Force (the Luftwaffe) was to overpower Britain's air defenses.
		The highest scoring allied fighter pilot was also a member of that squadron.
		Battle of Britain - 303 Squadron Diary - During six weeks of itensive combat, No. 303 achieved a record unmatched by any other RAF Squadron, British or Allied.
	info-poland.buffalo.edu /web/history/WWII/britain/link.shtml (747 words)

	A Question of Honor by Lynne Olson & Stanley Cloud, a RebeccasReads.com Book Review by Rebecca Brown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Centering on five pilots of the renowned Kosciuszko Squadron: Miraslaw Feric, Witold Lokuciewski, Zdzislaw Krasnodebski, Jan Zumbach and Witold Urbanowicz, Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud show how the fliers, driven by their passionate desire to liberate their homeland, came to be counted among the most heroic and successful fighter pilots of World War II.
		Drawing on the Kosciuszko Squadron’s unofficial diary -— filled with the fliers’ personal experiences in combat -— and on letters, interviews, memoirs, histories, and photographs, Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud bring the men and battles of the squadron vividly to life.
		I only knew about the Kosciuszko Squadron because my oldest brother took me for a drive in his new hunter green Triumph one long ago weekend and we ended up in a dingy pub where the walls were covered with already fading fl and white photos of handsome airmen beside their Spitfires and Hurricanes.
	www.rebeccasreads.com /reviews/06his/06olsl35.html (506 words)

	A Question of Honor : The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II - PowerBookSearch! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Zumbach and Feric were told to report to the Kosciuszko Squadron in Warsaw, a choice assignment.
		Drawing on the Kosciuszko Squadron's unofficial diary - filled with the fliers' personal experiences in combat - and on letters, interviews, memoirs, histories, and photographs, the authors bring the men and battles of the squadron vividly to life.
		Using unofficial diaries and letters of Kosciuszko Squadron pilots and interviews with survivors and their families, the authors bring to life these courageous men as they struggled to reclaim their national heritage.
	www.powerbooksearch.com /booksearch0375411976.html (5293 words)

	A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron : Forgotten Heroes of World War II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The story of Polish fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain retraces the role of the Kosciuszko squadron in fending off German attacks on Britain in 1940.
		The Polish fighter pilots of the Kosciusko Squadron played a singular role in the Battle of Britain and other World War II engagements, gaining, for a time, fame and admiration from the British people.
		Journalists Olson and Cloud combine their story with a narrative of the political and military fate of their home country during and after World War II, condemning the way these "forgotten heroes" and their hopes for Poland's independence were betrayed by Allied forces.
	www.booksmatter.com /b0375411976.htm (163 words)

	ToxicUniverse.com - Olson, Lynne and Cloud, Stanley - September 2003 - A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: ...
		A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II tells the covered-up-for-fifty-years tale of the Polish pilots who fought bravely for their country and later flew alongside the RAF, offering their lives and skills to fight the Nazis.
		We get individual bios of the members of the Squadron, from the lowly peasants who had to scrape their way into the elite group to the noblemen's sons who had to convince their fathers that flying was as honorable as being a cavalry officer.
		With the caveat that you have to enjoy history—and maybe have a soft spot for unsung heroes—A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II is an excellent book, full of references and personal interviews with people who lived important lives.
	www.culturedose.net /review.php?rid=10005254 (1013 words)

	Cult Movies: A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II - $20.67
		A Question of Honor is the griррing, little-known, and brilliantly told story of the scores of Polish fightеr pilots who helped save England during the Battle of Britain and of their stunning betrayal bу the United States and England at the end of World War II.
		Centering on five pilots of the renowned Kosciuszko Squadron, the authors show how the fliers, driven by their passionate desire to liberate their homeland, came tо be counted among the most hеrоiс and successful fighter pilots of World War II.
		I have had the honor of speaking with American pilots who flеw with Witold Lokuciewski, Jan Zumbach, and Witold Urbanowicz and they all соnfirmеd that they and their colleagues were the most talented рilоts they have ever seen.
	www.cultmoviesstore.com /tvr30333735343131393736.html (1116 words)

	Pundita: 12.2005
		Seventeen Americans volunteered their services to Poland and they formed the Kosciuszko Squadron, named in honor of tadeusz Kosciuszko, the Polish patriot who had fought so well in the American Revolution under George Washington.
		In August 1920 the Kosciuszko Squadron took part in the defense of LwÃ³w, and after the climactic Battle of Warsaw it participated in the epic Battle of KomarÃ³w which crippled Budionny's cavalry.
		After the Polish-Soviet War, the 7th Kosciuszko Squadron was reorganized as the 121st Squadron and later as the 111th Squadron, each bearing the "Kosciuszko" eponym.
	pundita.blogspot.com /2005_12_01_pundita_archive.html (19020 words)

	TIME.com: Kosciuszko Squadron -- Oct. 10, 1932 -- Page 1
		The story of the Kosciuszko Squadron (named for the Polish patriot who fought in the American Revolution) is told for the first time by Kenneth Malcolm Murray, one of the pilots, in Wings Over Poland, currently published by D. Appleton and Co.
		The Kosciuszko Squadron was the first military aviation unit to base on a railroad train.
		Because Russia's air force was negligible (during two years' fighting the Squadron saw but one enemy plane), it was at first thought that reconnoitering would be the Kosciuszko unit's principal job.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,744563,00.html (689 words)

	BookLoons Reviews - Question of Honor by Lynne Olson
		This squadron of heroes destroyed over 120 German aircraft, and played a major role in the course of the War, specifically at the Battle of Britain.
		Part I of the book is primarily devoted to the Kosciuszko Squadron; in Part II, the author opens a different closet of descriptions of what was happening inside Poland, England, the United States, Italy, France, Africa and other territories.
		Reference is made to Churchill and Roosevelt, who time and again chose to avoid angering Russia's leader, disregarding Stalin's role in the deaths of thousands of Poles sent to Siberia; then in the murder of thousands of Poles, especially the slaughter of 4000 officers, buried in graves at Katyn.
	www.bookloons.com /cgi-bin/Review.ASP?bookid=2804 (806 words)

	Amazon.de: For Your Freedom and Ours: The Kosciuszko Squadron - Forgotten Heroes of World War II: English Books: Lynne ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Defying the orders of the French government to surrender to the Germans, they made their varied ways to Britain, where, far more experienced than their British counterparts, they became the RAF's most successful aces.
		In the Battle of Britain, flying as 303 Squadron, they downed 126 German planes, more than three times as many as any other squadron.
		Described by an American bomber pilot as 'the best damn fighter squadron in the world', they became heroes to the British and idols to young women.
	www.amazon.de /Your-Freedom-Ours-Kosciuszko-Forgotten/dp/0099428121 (343 words)

	Kosciuszko Squadron 1919-21, reviewed by Scott Van Aken
		Kosciuszko Squadron 1919-21, reviewed by Scott Van Aken
		It was during this time that a number of American fliers sought to volunteer their services to Poland to help fight this threat.
		There they were successful in their fight against the Bolsheviks in combat until a peace treaty was signed in 1921.
	modelingmadness.com /scotts/books/m3/kosciuszko.htm (307 words)

	A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron - Conservative Bookstore
		Pick of the Week: A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron, Forgotten Heroes of World War II, by Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud.
		It was first formed by Americans fighting for Poland against the Soviet Union.
		The men of the squadron downed more German planes than any other squadron in the RAF.
	www.conservativebookstore.com /books/kosciuszko-squadron.shtml (202 words)

	Keyword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		THE Kosciuszko Squadron, the first all-Polish fighter squadron in the Royal Air Force during World War II, is the subject of Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud's illuminating A Question of Honor.
		Authors of the acclaimed Murrow Boys: Pioneers on the Front Lines of Broadcast Journalism, they trace the squadron's history from its inception in 1919 to its unceremonious post-World War II disbandment.
		Kosciuszko was born to an aristocratic family of modest means in Poland...
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=kosciuszko (662 words)

	A Question of Honor : The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		That must be the one hell of a squadron of antiquated Hurricanes piloted by crop dusters that trimuphed over the mighty, professional Luftwaffe!
		It begins with the terribly dramatic and heroic saga of the men of the Kosciuszko Squadron and builds from that to the parallel saga of Polish history - especially its history in the Twentieth Century.
		I knew that the men of the Kosciuszko Squadron had been the most successful squadron in the RAF during the Battle of Britain.
	www.armedforces.net /Detailed/22070.html (790 words)

	SimHQ Forums: Kosciuszko Squadron (303) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On the day that King George visited the squadron they were scrambled and shot down 11 aircraft with no loss.
		The overall mortality rate was %70 less than any other RAF squadron, and all this in Hurricanes.
		Frantisek also destroyed 11 German aircraft while flying with the French Air Force prior to the collapse and may have claimed a few with the Polish Air Force at the beginning of the war.
	www.simhq.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=40;t=007815 (1697 words)

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