The squadron was then involved in ground attack and tactical reconnaissance operations over Italy in support of the Eighth Army following the allied advance; and saw action at the Battle of Monte Cassino. After hostilities ceased the squadron remained in Italy for another year, but on 15 August 1946 it handed over its aircraft and left Italy for the UK, where it arrived on the 19th. Soon after, the squadron disbanded at RAF Coltishall, according to some sources on 31 August 1946,[3][7][8] while others mention 12 December 1946.[9][10][11]
^Onyszk, Piotr (8 July 2007). "1943-03 – No. 318 Squadron – F540". Polish AIr Force, 1940–1947: Operations Record Books. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
^ a b cHalley 1988, p. 366.
^Onyszk, Piotr (8 July 2007). "1946-08 – No. 318 Squadron – F540". Polish AIr Force, 1940–1947: Operations Record Books. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
^Delve 1994, p. 149.
^Lake 1999, p. 256.
^ a b cJefford 2001, p. 88.
^"No. 318 Squadron RAF (Polish)". valka.cz. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
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External links
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"318 Squadron". Historic Squadrons. Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
"318 Dywizjon Myśliwsko-Rozpoznawczy "Gdański"". polishairforce.pl (in Polish). – historic photographs
"No 318 (Danzig) Squadron". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation.
Hodyra, Piotr. "Personnel of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain 1940-1947".