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Notes in Polish language.

Note in Polish

'To our dear friends, from the Poles in 303 Squadron as a souvenir from Władek and Franek.'

Note in Polish with translation accompanying.

Note in Polish with English translation concerning an unidentified photograph of Captain Stephan Sznidel and colleague after being honoured with cross of valour'.

Note in Polish and English giving place of birth, dates on 6th Squadron Polish air force pre-war and Royal Air Force 2 March 1940 to 22 August 1947.

Rear of photograph with Polish handwriting Submitted with caption 'img186-narative for pic 186'

For N Powell with b/w photograph, head and shoulders portrait of an airman. English statement that holder is British airman and asking to be taken to commanding officer and notify nearest British or American military mission in Belgrade, Bucharest,…

Two sketches of Mieczysław Stachiewicz drawn by Irene Stachiewicz. One is dated 28.1.45, the other 7.3.46

Five Polish airmen, photo 1 uncaptioned.
Photo 2 and 3 identified as 'Ppr Roman Lipczyński and Roman Chmiel.
Photo 4 and 5 identified as 'Sgt Piotr Kosin, sgt. Piotr Stroub.'

'Mieczysław Stachiewicz started the album in the summer of 1942 at RAF Hemswell during my service with 301 Squadron. The album is bound in a canvas from Wellington Z1273.' [translated]. There is also a handwritten note in English with page…

Photo 1 is a head and shoulders portrait of Ojciec Julian Stachiewicz. He is in uniform and is wearing many medals.
Photo 2 is a half length portrait of a woman, Matka Maryla z Sawickich with her arms crossed. Behind is a garden.
Photo 3 is a young…

15 head and shoulders portraits of Irka.
12 head and shoulders portraits of Mieczysław Stachiewicz
Photo 28 is Irka standing on a large lawn.

Top right, six ground personnel, three female, two in Women's Auxiliary Air Force uniform, three men in RAF uniform, standing in front of hedge in a country lane. Captioned 'Mary Ozzy Wendy Bish Roy & Liz', '1946', 'Near Chivenor'.
Right, same…

Item 1 is a map of the centre of Lyons.
Item 2 is a post it note in Polish.
Item 3 and 4 are small tickets marked 'Controle' with Mieczysław Stachiewicz name handwritten on.
Item 5 is a badge in red, white and blue with 'Secours National' -…

Head and shoulders portrait of a man with beard and woman with signatures On the reverse '1939-1940 Lodwig [......]'.

Documents relating to a sea voyage from Greece to Marseilles.
Item 1 is a ticket with a handwritten name and cabin number.
Item 2 is a ship taken from another ship.
Item 3 is a ticket referring to Mieczysław Stachiewicz and issued by Organe…

12 lists of personal possessions.

He writes that he is a prisoner and has been trying to escape. He reached Bucharest after escaping then sailed to France, first Marseilles then Lyon. He joined the Air Force but sailed to England when France capitulated. He has had a reply from…

Air-to-air view from starboard rear quarter of an airborne Lancaster letters 'BH-V'. Submitted with caption '017 - ostatni lot z bombami - na kwatere Hitlera w Berthesgarden'

View of starboard side of a parked Lancaster letters 'BH' registration 'NG265'. Submitted with caption 'Lancaster BH-V na lotnisku Faldingworth, maj 1945 r. W okresie tym latała na nim regularnie załoga por. pil. Tadeusza Wierzbowskiego'.

Wellington aircraft crashed in a field.

Josef is holding Dusky the dog with the other four behind him.
On the reverse is a message in Polish.

A head and shoulders portrait of Józef in a card mount. One annotation is in Polish and is dated 25.3.1943 and a second is in English and is dedicated to Reg and Ella, dated 10.3.1942.