1 25 1 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/2413/50166/BOlenynEOlenynEv1.pdf f334d06f3402ffabf17f46f4b549e7c6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Olenyn, Eugeniesz Description An account of the resource 20 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Eugeniesz Olenyn (b. 1914, Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, biography and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 305 Squadron before becoming a prisoner of war. The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Krystyna Thompson and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-03-28 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Olenyn, E Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gen's Story Eugeniusz Olenyn autobiography Description An account of the resource 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 landed in Oxford where he experienced his first taste of fish and chip together with tea containing milk. He left Oxford after dinner to travel to Blackpool where the Polish Air Force were based. Here he was re-equipped, swore on the Bible and received his British nationalisation after which he was promoted to LAC as a member of the Polish Air Force. Genek crewed up at 105 Squadron RAF Syerston. He describes the movements of the aircrew from the pre-raid meeting to landing back at base afterwards and talk in detail of his first eight operations. Genek became a POW on an operation Bremen. He explains how his plane was hit, his parachuting out, and how he was captured. Genek recounts the conditions in the many camps where he stayed. Genek explains about the contents of Red Cross parcels and how they were distributed amongst the men. Genek describes the long march and the POW repatriation process. Genek was sent to the permanent Polish Air Force station at Dunholme Lodge. He talks for the problems of accessing his back-pay and life in the camp and the attraction of Blackpool for the Polish airmen, it was here he met the lady who would become his wife. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eugeniusz Olenyn Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1995 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 69 printed pages Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context BOlenynEOlenynEv1 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Poland Ukraine--Lʹviv Poland--Tarnopol Romania Romania--Bucharest Bulgaria Bulgaria--Balchik France Turkey Turkey--Istanbul Greece Greece--Crete Cyprus Lebanon--Beirut Malta Italy Italy--Sicily Italy--Sardinia France--Corsica France--Marseille France--Lyon France--Paris Great Britain England--Oxford England--Blackpool England--Sheerness England--Chatham (Kent) England--Carlisle England--Nottingham England--Nuneaton England--Coventry England--Hinckley England--Crewe (Cheshire East) England--Newark (Nottinghamshire) Netherlands Germany Germany--Emden (Lower Saxony) France--Le Havre Germany--Bremen Germany--Hamburg Germany--Osnabrück France--Brest Germany--Duisburg Netherlands--Amsterdam Germany--Frankfurt am Main Poland--Kutno Poland--Warsaw Latvia Latvia--Rīga Latvia--Jelgava Poland--Świnoujście Poland--Szczecin England--Sheffield Atlantic Ocean--Fehmarn Belt (Baltic Sea) Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea Germany--Gröditz Lebanon Ukraine Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Polskie Siły Powietrzne Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Memoir Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription Pending review Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maureen Clarke Claire Campbell 105 Squadron 106 Squadron air gunner aircrew Anson anti-aircraft fire bale out Battle bombing C-47 Dulag Luft entertainment escaping ground crew hangar Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945) killed in action love and romance Magister mess Mussolini, Benito (1883-1945) navigator observer pilot prisoner of war RAF Bramcote RAF Carlisle RAF Dunholme Lodge RAF Henlow RAF Hucknall RAF Swinderby RAF Syerston Red Cross searchlight sport Stalag Luft 3 Stalag Luft 5 training Wellington wireless operator