The Patrol of Rennes is
set up earlier than the other Patrols: it sees the day early March
1940. The Polish pilots, come from the Rennes Pilot School, while
the aircraft, 3 Dewoitine D501, are totally obsolete ... Antoni
KOLUBINSKI, commander of the Patrol, still trains his pilots in
acrobatics, shooting, or flying training. In early May, one of
the pilots left the patrol with a D501, to join the Air Force
School of Dinard, and among the two D501 still present, one of
them will be sent to repair following motor problems ...
The Patrol is bereaved
in mid-May following the accidental death of Sergeant KEDZORIA,
crushed by a rolling bomber. Rare warnings occur despite all,
without fortunately meeting the enemy, and a second D501 comes
to strengthen the endowment. On June 13, Sergeant HOYDEN and Sub
Lieutenant KOLUBINSKI transfer Dewoitine D501 to Clermont-Aulnat,
and are themselves part of the local Patrol.
