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Huge increases in military aircraft production in United States, with ten times more output in September 1941. Free French Naval Forces commander of ‘Rubis’ submarine describes how it torpedoes a 4,000 ton merchant ship and suffers damage from depth charges. It surfaces the following day and re-joins its base. The Rubis is made a companion of the Ordre de la Libération on 15th October for its wartime service for France and crossing a minefield during an attack despite being damaged. Mussolini suffering heavy ship losses because of British navy and RAF in Mediterranean.

Free French Fleet has about 50 ships. Photograph of Admiral Muselier and Sir Dudley Pound, Admiral of the Fleet. Photograph of a general from Free French forces, together with an English general, inspecting 16-ton Valentine medium tanks said to be the best of their type.

Describes preparations and outcome of Anglo-Russian-American conference in Moscow at which a package of aid for Russia was agreed. Lord Beaverbrook representing England and W. Averell Harriman the United States. Russian arms production capacity and aircraft (MIG3 and Stormovik dive bomber) praised. Poster showing results of Moscow conference. Quotation from Clausewitz’s ‘On War’ 1833, suggesting Hitler is acting as though victorious as his opponent is too strong.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sally Coulter]]> Pending text-based transcription. Other languages than English]]> fra]]> Text]]> France]]> United States]]> Russia (Federation)--Moscow]]> 1941]]>

A quotation is given from Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’, Chapter 13, describing the sheep-like docility of the German people.

Quotations are used from Paul von Hindenburg in 1917 and Hitler in 1941, which suggested Germany would respond to American support with submarines and torpedoes. The article asks whether the ‘sheep’ should believe when they have been deceived twice.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sally Coulter]]> Pending text-based transcription. Other languages than English]]> deu]]> Text]]> Civilian]]> Germany]]> 1941-03-15]]> 1941]]> 1917]]>
Wing Commander AL Christian
Picture drawn by Flight Lieutenant Bennett - 105 Sqn member.
The aircraft lettering GB denotes the squadron No - (in this case 105). The letter & small Nos is the aircraft serial number'.]]>
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#1 is a side view
#2 is a plan view, from above.
They are captioned 'Bristol Blenheim Mk IV Bomber photographed while being flown by Wing Commander Arnold Louis Christian 1941'.]]>
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Detailing his flying training and operations flown as pilot. He was stationed at RAF Tollerton (27 E&RFTS), RAF Hanworth (5 EFTS), RAF Yatesbury (10 EFTS), RAF Brize Norton (2 SFTS), RAF St Athan (SoAN), RAF Cottesmore RAF Saltby (14 OTU), RAF Scampton (49 Squadron), (RAF Finningley (7 BATF) and RAF Bruntingthorpe and Bitteswell (29 OTU). Aircraft flown in were Magister, Tiger Moth, Oxford, Anson, Hampden and Wellington. He flew seventeen night operations with 49 Squadron. Targets not specified. His first or second pilots on operations were Pilot Officer Bowden and Pilot Officer Kerridge. ]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Terry Hancock]]> Pending temporal coverage. Allocated]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. 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Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike French]]> Terry Hancock]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. 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Allocated]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Fighter Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate)]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Frankfurt am Main]]> Scotland--Moray]]> Wales--Glamorgan]]> 1939]]> 1940]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> K Gill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> Pending text-based transcription. Under review]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Diary]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Leeds]]> England--London]]> Scotland--Fife]]> 1941]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Fife]]> Scotland--Leuchars]]> 1941]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> 1941]]> Top - four men, three in uniform and the fourth in civilian shirt and tie, standing behind a woman wearing dress sitting on a chair with a young boy alongside. In the background part of a house and a shed. Captioned 'Leslie, Ken, G-D Fred, Ronnie, G-M Dorothy, David'.
Bottom - three men in uniform and a woman wearing dress standing behind a seated woman with young boy on lap. In the background part of a house and a shed. Captioned 'Gladys, Ronnie, Ken, G-D Fred, G-M Dorothy, David'.]]>
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This is a document which has been completed on behalf of the sister of Bronislaw Soltysiak, as she was looking for him. The Red Cross reunited many Polish Families after the war. This is a request for information of his current whereabouts.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Teresa Boyes]]> pol]]> fra]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Polskie Siły Powietrzne]]> Poland]]> Romania]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> 1946-03-14]]> 1916-11-26]]> 1939]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> 1941]]> He recalls his time in the RAF, including his recuperation from his extensive burns under the care of Sir Archibald MacIndoe with whom he became friends. He became one of the founder members of the Guinea Pig Club. He talks about life away from flight operations, of his exploits whilst on leave in London where daily life went on albeit under the threat of bombardment. It was where he met his future wife, an English woman who came to see him regularly at the hospital in East Grinstead, as he made his lengthy and painful recovery back to health. Jan later returned to duty as a gunnery instructor on Lysander aircraft before returning to his squadron and resuming flying operations.
Jan talks about daily life in between flight operations; how one lived day to day, because each day was precious, how crews had their own table in the dining room and wondering if the table next to them would be empty the next day.
He also shares anecdotes about, and pays tribute to, Guy Gibson and Leonard Cheshire who he knew and considered them friends. He recalls his fondness of, and conversations with, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and, at the time, President of the Guinea Pig Club.
Jan also reflects on Polish history and the aftermath of the war. After the war he settled in Britain, working all over the country, until he retired.


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