Bajan's list

It was released in 1946 and is named after the officer who supervised the project, colonel Jerzy Bajan.

[1][2] The publication, released in 1946, was titled Polish Fighter Pilots Achievements during the Second World War.

[3] Not all documents (particularly for the first years) could be recovered at that time, so some of the data was based on interviews; after reviewing earlier documents and statistics Bajan's methodology attempted to reduce the number of false reports.

[2] The list includes 447 entries, with one Czech pilot, Josef František (who joined Polish Air Force as a volunteer[4]), and five entries for the rare cases where victories attributed to the units, rather than individuals.

[3] The leading Polish ace, according to the list, is general Stanisław Skalski, with almost 19 confirmed kills.

Bajan (left) with Marshal Józef Piłsudski (centre) and Gustaw Pokrzywka (right) after Challenge in 1934
126 German aircraft or "Adolfs" were claimed as shot down by No. 303 Squadron pilots during the Battle of Britain . This is the score of "Adolfs" chalked onto a Hurricane .