307 Squadron Memorial

307 Squadron was a Polish Night Fighter Squadron formed at Blackpool in 1940. Initially it operated the Boulton Paul Defiant and spent a short while in the Isle of Man before moving to RAF Exeter and, in August 1941, converting to the Bristol Beaufighter. It was with these aircraft that the squadron shot down 4 of 40 JU88s that were attacking Exter on the night of 3/4 May 1942 and are consequently credited with saving the city from more extensive destruction. Exter Cathedral sustained damage that night although restoration was complete by the early 1950s but a memorial to 307 squadron and this raid can be found within the cathedral.