Mar 25 1941. With the complement of 23 pilots, squadron became operational and commenced patrol duty.
S/Ldr Juliusz Frey was the squadron’s CO, having S/Ldr Donovan as a British advusor; Flight A was commanded by F/Lt Wienczyslaw Baranski with pilots: F/O Bronislaw Mickiewicz, F/O Tadeusz Nowierski, P/O Dariusz Gozdecki, P/O Franciszek Kozlowski, P/O Boleslaw Rychlicki, P/O Stefan Stegman, P/O Stanislaw Szmejl, Cpl Tadeusz Dobrucki, Cpl Eugeniusz Gottowt, Cpl Wladyslaw Mudry; Flight B commanded F/Lt Waclaw Wilczewski with pilots: F/O Aleksander Gabszewicz, F/O Tadeusz Sawicz, P/O Bohdan Anders, P/O Bernard Buchwald, P/O Roman Nartowicz, P/O Zbigniew Nosowicz, Sgt Wladyslaw Kiedrzynski, Sgt Jerzy Szymankiewicz, Sgt Romuald Gadus, Sgt Pawel Gallus, Sgt Karol Sumara. F/Lt Bernard Krupa became squadron’s adjutant with F/O Wladyslaw Przymenski acting as its technical officer. P/O Boleslaw Pietocha was the unit’s doctor.
July 5 1941 F/O Gabszewicz took command of the Flight "A".
Aug 10 1941. S/Ldr Frey was rested in Exeter, and F/Lt Wilczewski took over the unit’s command, being replaced by F/O Gabszewicz as a Flight B commander
Nov 8 1941 F/Lt Gabszewicz took over the command. F/O Sawicz and F/O Klawe became commanders of Flight A and B respectively.
Dec 15 1941. The 316 Squadron flying personnel:
Commander: S/Ldr Gabszewicz; Flight A: F/Lt Sawicz (CO), F/Lt Kozlowski, F/Lt Nowierski, F/O Gorski, F/O Muszel, F/O Lagunski, F/O T.Szymankiewicz, P/O Dobrucki, P/O Gottowt, P/O Kowalski, P/O Maliszewski, F/Sgt Samofal, F/Sgt Bubes, F/Sgt Kopa, F/Sgt Musial and F/Sgt Wisniewski. Flight B: F/Lt Klawe, F/O Nartowicz, F/O Buchwald, F/O Dec, F/O Nosowicz, F/O Rychlicki, F/O Szalewicz, P/O Piotrowski, P/O J.Szymankiewicz, P/O Wyszkowski, F/Sgt Cholajda, F/Sgt Jaworowski, Sgt Kiedrzynski, Sgt Gawlewicz, Sgt Gora and Sgt Sumara
Jun 5 1942 S/Ldr J. Zurakowski posted to take over the command.
Sep 14 1942 S/Ldr Niemiec became the squadron’s new commander.
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Dec 31. S/Ldr M. Trzebinski took over the command.
June 26 1943 S/Ldr Arct took command of 316 Squadron, replacing S/Ldr Niemiec.