Mascot of the Month: Lipa – 317 Squadron
Perched atop one of 317 Squadron’s Hawker Hurricane fighter planes, one Squadron pilot serenades their mascot, Lipa the dog, on the accordion, while another tries…
October 15, 2024
Animals
Mascot of the Month: Wilfred & Pipsqueak – 249 Squadron
Polish fighter ace Michał Maciejowski poses with one of 249 Squadron’s mascots: a goose. While dogs and cats were the most common mascots in military…
September 15, 2024
Mascot of the Month: Stylish Dog – 316 Squadron Mascot
Taking a break from our series of Warsaw Uprising blog posts — it’s time for our Mascot of the Month! The name of this stylish…
August 15, 2024
Mascot of the Month: Monkey – 315 Squadron
While dogs were the most common mascots, they were only one of many furry or feathered companions adopted by fighting units during the war. These…
July 15, 2024
Mascot of the Month: Misia – 303 Squadron Mascot
303 Squadron was the highest-scoring Allied fighter squadron in the Battle of Britain, credited with downing 126 enemy planes in its six weeks of operations,…
June 15, 2024
Mascot of the Month: Wojtek the Soldier Bear
As this week marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino, it’s the perfect time to honor one of its most legendary participants…
May 15, 2024
Storks Return to Poland 2024
Check out the live stork cams at the end of this post! In Poland, the sight of a stork circling overhead or tending to its…
April 29, 2024
Mascot of the Month: Ciapek – 305 Squadron Mascot
Ciapek was adopted by Polish 305 Squadron as their official pet mascot during World War II. As former RAF officer C. H. Ward-Jackson wrote in…
April 15, 2024
