A group of pilots of 303 Polish Squadron

A group of pilots of 303 Polish Squadron during a conversation after returning from a fighter sortie at RAF Leconfield, 24 October 1940.

“Had it not been for the magnificent material contributed by the Polish squadrons and their unsurpassed gallantry,” wrote Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, Commander-in-Chief of RAF Fighter Command, “I hesitate to say that the outcome of the Battle would have been the same.”