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Staryi Saltiv
Vertical aerial photograph of Staryi Saltiv with caption in German. Several features along the Donets River are numbered and circled. Handwritten annotation 'Starys - Ssaltoff' on lower right side of image. Handwritten annotation on reverse "etwa…
Letter to Mr and Mrs Thomson from Mrs Spagatner
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Writes that he had had the good news from the Air Ministry that her husband had arrived in Odessa and would be repatriated soon. Asks how they were getting on and then goes on with he own new baby. Mentions the rockets and flying bombs had stopped.
Gen's Story
An autobiography of Eugeniusz Olenyn's life.
The first part of the memoir talks of the many trials Genek went through both in attempting to rejoin his Polish Air Force unit and, once the Germans overran the country, escape to England.
Ganek…
The first part of the memoir talks of the many trials Genek went through both in attempting to rejoin his Polish Air Force unit and, once the Germans overran the country, escape to England.
Ganek…
Luftpost 10th March 1944
German production of fighter aircraft is said to be down by a third due to the destruction of German factories in Germany and the occupied territories. Intensive allied air strikes have impacted German air defence, negating the claims by Goebbels…
Over 2000 tons of Bombs on Berlin
The front page of the Nottingham Evening News, Thursday, 30 December 1943.
Handwritten is 'Noel's raid (went missing)'.
Handwritten is 'Noel's raid (went missing)'.
Propaganda Leaflet WG37
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The leaflet has brief news of events in the West and East. On the reverse are the results of the Crimea Conference.
Ocean Daily News, 27 June 1943
A newspaper published on board the troopship returning airmen to the UK.
Alan McInnes memoir
An autobiography of Alan's time as a prisoner of war. He talks about his training with his, mainly, Australian crew. He describes the night they were shot down over Germany. He describes their capture, mistreatment and interrogations at various…
The Prisoner of War May 1945
A newspaper for relatives of prisoners of war. It has news on repatriations and events in camps, sporting and dramatic.
Three pages of Ocean News
Paper published on an American ship in September 1943.
Poland and Six City Badges
A postcard with badges of six cities.
Wilno and Lwow Badges
A postcard of badges of Wilno and Lwow.
307 Squadron Badge
A postcard of 307 Squadron's badge on the front - a stylised aircraft and a green eyed owl. On the reverse a brief explanation relating to the City of Lwow.
Jozef Nogal's Autobiography
Jozef flew with the Polish Air Force and escaped to Romania after the German's invaded. He further escaped to France and flew there against the Germans until he was instructed to head for the UK. He was shot down and taken prisoner. After the war he…
Flying school photograph
A large group of airmen wearing tunics and peaked caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of a building with columned veranda. Two versions of the same image, the first has Polish language caption and some of the personnel are annotated with…
Battle of France Starts in the Air
A report on RAF operations over France. The tank depot at Mailly was attacked as were railways, aircraft stores and an ammunition dump.
Flying school photograph
A large group of airmen wearing tunics and peaked caps sitting and standing in four rows in front of a building with columned veranda. On the reverse 'Grandads pilot school, grandad is 3rd from right, back row'. Three versions of same image, the…
Servicemen in street in Lviv
A group of servicemen wearing greatcoats and peaked caps standing in Kopernyka Street in Lviv, with buildings behind them. On the reverse Polish handwriting. Three versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img522' and the…
Men in street
A group of servicemen wearing greatcoats walking in a town street with buildings behind them. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img406'.
Servicemen in front of statue
A man wearing uniform tunic and peaked cap standing in front of the statue of King John Sobieski III in Svobody Ave, Lviv. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img438'. A second version of the reverse was submitted…
A group of men in a doorway
A group of ten men all wearing civilian suits, four with caps standing on a pavement in the doorway of a the pharmacy at Berezhany. On the reverse Polish handwriting and date '13/V1/1934'. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with…
Two men in street
Two men, the one on the left wearing plus-fours, jacket and tie carrying a sword horizontally. Bronislaw Soltysiak (right) wears a suit and a tie. They are standing on a pavement in Berezhany market square with a pharmacy behind them. Two versions of…
Group of pilots on airfield
A large group of pilots wearing flying suits lying down, sitting and standing on Lwów-Skniłów airfield with hangars and a water tower in the distant background. Thee versions of the same image, the second submitted with caption 'A group of flyers'…
Airmen on an airfield
In the foreground and airman with unbuttoned jacket standing looking up. Behind him another airman with peaked cap sitting on a stool and another wearing tunic and peaked cap both looking up. In the distance two pilots wearing flying suits and…
Airman lying down
An airman with jacket unbuttoned laying on grass reading a book. His peaked cap is sitting on top of a cylindrical container and there is a flag pole to the right. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img402'.