History: Formed at Acklington on 21 January 1941 equipped with Hurricanes becoming operational on 18 March in defence of Merseyside
before converting to Spitfires in July and flying offensive operations over northern France. It joined 2TAF in November 1943 and converted to Mustangs in March 1944. After covering the Normandy landings the squadron became part of the defences against the Flying Bombs before taking up long range escorts in support of Bomber Command’s daylight raids in October 1944. It transferred to Scotland in November 1944 to fly patrols over the Norwegian coast moving south in January 1945 to fly sweeps over the Netherlands for the rest of the war remaining with Fighter Command until its disbandment on 14 January 1946.
Dedication: Polish: Ufundowana przez Stowarzyszenie Lotnikow Polskich i Ivan Nigel Moore, odznaka poswiecona wszystkim zolnierzom, ktorzy sluzyli w 315 Dywizjonie Polskich Sil Powietrznych. Sponsored by the Polish Air Force Association and Ivon Nigel Moore: dedicated to all who served with No 315 Squadron.