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Alan McInnes memoir
An autobiography by Alan of his time as a prisoner of war. He describes the night they were shot down over Germany. Also his training with his mainly Australian crew. Then he goes into more detail regarding the operation when he was shot down.
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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's autobiography. He 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…
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…
Funeral procession on Kopernyka Street in Lviv, Ukraine
Coffin on horse drawn cart escorted by servicemen with rifles on a city street. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img415'.
Servicemen on horse drawn cart in Kopernyka Street in Lviv, Ukraine
A group of servicemen in uniform on a horse drawn cart in a city street aligned with multi-storey buildings. Car parked at side of street on left and onlookers on pavement. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information…
Men marching through Lviv
A formation of men with rifles marching along Kopernyka Street in Lviv, Ukraine. Two versions of the same image, the second submitted with information 'img420'.
Interview with Mieczyslaw Maryszczak
Mieczyslaw Maryszczak was born in Bokyivka, Ukraine and served in the Polish Army and then the Polish Air Force. An early memory of the war is throwing bread to starving Russian prisoners being marched from Lviv to Podlesice. At seventeen he was in…
Warsaw Supply Drop 13-14 August 1944
William Cross Memoir of a supply drop to Polish fighters. They lost an engine and struggled to maintain height. The pilot had bailed out leaving the rest of the crew to fly the aircraft. They landed successfully in Russian territory and met up with…
William Cross' Flights to and from Warsaw
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A list of 15 flights to and from Warsaw and aircrew. They cover from 13 Aug 1944 to 2 Nov 1944.
Four Newspaper cuttings
Item 1 refers to a protest from Dresden over a statue to Sir Arthur Harris.
Item 2 is a letter thanking Sir Arthur Harris from a couple bombed out of their home in Liverpool.
Item 3 is an article titled 'Remembering Bomber H'.
Item 4 is a letter…
Item 2 is a letter thanking Sir Arthur Harris from a couple bombed out of their home in Liverpool.
Item 3 is an article titled 'Remembering Bomber H'.
Item 4 is a letter…
The Prisoner of War, April 1945
The official journal of the Prisoners of War Department of the Red Cross and St John War Organisation. This edition covers the Editors comments, POWs released by the Russians, ex-Internees welcomed home, entertainment at the Camps, Escaped Prisoners…
The Prisoner of War March 1945
The official journal of the Prisoners of War Department of the Red Cross and St John War Organisation. This edition covers the Editors comments, the transport of food parcels, Emergency supplies for the camp, POW cooking, articles about Christmas in…
The Prisoner of War May 1945
The official journal of the Prisoners of War Department of the Red Cross and St John War Organisation. This edition covers the Editors comments, Repatriation Arrangements, Liberation comes to Stalag IXA, Behind the Scenes about theatrical endeavours,…
Crimea: the final victory
Article headlines: Crimea the final victory, died in thousands, one-man rafts. Account of defeat of 40,000 man German 17th Army defending the Crimea.
Five headlines concerning Russia and Italy
Cutting 1 headlines: Russians capture Stalino, Germans thrown out of Donetz basin, enemy reduced to three railway lines westward. Cutting 2 headlines: Hitler rages at Italy, treachery of surrender, Germany to fight alone. Cutting 3 headlines: Germans…