Three books on Polish Wellington Squadrons published by Mushroom Model Publications
Vickers Wellington I & II Part 1
Polish Wings No. 41 - English edition
MMP Books 29
(Mushroom Model Publications - September 2025)
By Grzegorz Korcz - illustrated by Andrzej M. Olejniczak
Date 2025-09-29
68 pages - paperback (A4)
£16.81
"The Polish Wings series presents the history of the Vickers Wellington bombers in the Ic and II versions in Polish Air Force service in exile between 1940 and 1942.
Part 1 covers Nos. 300 and 301 Squadrons and 18 OTU.
The medium twin-engined Vickers Wellington bomber was regarded as the true “workhorse” of RAF Bomber Command in the early stages of the Second World War. Between 1939 and 1942, alongside the Handley Page Hampden and Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, it was the Wellington that carried the main weight of the RAF’s growing bombing offensive against the Third Reich. The type also served in Coastal Command units in the fight against U-boats and enemy shipping, and was extensively used for training RAF bomber crews. Production continued until October 1945, with a total of 11,462 built.
The Wellington also became the backbone of all four Polish bomber squadrons – 300, 301, 304 and 305 – as well as the OTU training establishments, where Polish crews gained their combat proficiency.
https://mmpbooks.com/en_GB/p/Polish-...on-I-I-ENG/792
https://www.casematepublishers.com/9...i-and-ii-pt-1/
Vickers Wellington I & II Part 2
Polish Wings No. 42 - English edition
(Mushroom Model Publications (MMP Books) - October 2025)
By Grzegorz Korcz - illustrated by Andrzej M. Olejniczak. Cover art by Marcin Górecki
108 pages w/ b&w photos and colour profiles - paperback (A4)
£20.21
Part 2 describes the combat operations of Nos. 304 and 305 Squadrons.
https://mmpbooks.com/en_GB/p/Polish-...I-pt.-2-EN/811
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Bomber Aircraft of 305 Squadron [OOP]
MMP Books 22
(Mushroom Model Publications - September 2014)
by Lechosław Musiałkowski. Illustrated by Marek Radomski
192 pages - hardcover (A4)
£35.96
"The illustrated history of the successful Polish bomber squadron flying for the RAF during WW2. No.305 'Weilkopolski' Squadron was a Polish bomber squadron, which originally served as a night bomber squadron, then in 1943 converted to daylight operations and ended the war as a low-level specialist bomber squadron. The book covers the history of the squadron and history of the aircraft used - Vickers Wellingtons, B-25 Mitchells and De Havilland Mosquitos. It also details of the squadron's markings and camouflage changes throughout the war. These are described with many previously unpublished photographs and newly commissioned colour profiles.
https://mmpbooks.com/en_GB/p/Polish-...I-pt.-2-EN/811
Review by Bill O'Malley for IPMS/USA
"Each chapter of the book includes many photographs of the featured aircraft, often with the flight crew and ground crew posed in front. Many of the aircraft are shown after forced or crashed landings. There are nice photographs of the aircrew with their uniforms. In addition, many detailed photographs of the ground crews maintaining aircraft equipment, including arming the aircraft, are featured. . . . "
https://reviews.ipmsusa.org/review/b...t-305-squadron