Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA8605 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I RF-A, Flg. Off. Z. K. Henneberg 303 "Polish
Sqn.", Northholt, September 1940.
No. 303 Polish Squadron was formed in
July 1940 and deployed to Northolt on August 2, 1940 where Zdzisław Henneberg joined
the unit. No. 303 was equipped with Hawker Hurricanes and began official flights on
August 24, 1940.
During the first 7 days of operations the squadron scored almost 40 enemy
aircraft. By October 11, 1940 the unit claimed 126 kills. A ceremony on December 15, 1940 credited
Henneberg with 8 kills and awarded him the DFC. On April 12, 1941 Henneberg went MIA.
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