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Polish air force pilot's badge
Silver eagle with wreath in claws on chain
Krzyż Walecznych
Cross of valour medal with ribbon
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari (War Order of Virtuti Militari) medal with light and dark blue ribbon.
Narrative for photograph
Rear of photograph with Polish handwriting Submitted with caption 'img186-narative for pic 186'
Notes on photographs
Handwritten notes referencing photograph numbers and providing some additional information.
305 Squadron insignia
Half arch with column 'P, 305' and part of RAF roundel. Submitted with caption '215px-305th_Polish_Bomber_Squadron'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Large group of airmen in front of a Wellington
A group of airmen wearing battledress or tunics with side or peaked caps, sitting and standing in four rows in front of a Wellington. The squadron's mascot dog, Ciapek, is standing on top of front turret. Submitted with caption '305 Sq at Ingham…
Bronislaw & Mildred Soltysiak
Wedding photograph of Bronislaw wearing tunic with sergeant rank, Polish air force pilots badge and medal standing next to Mildred wearing wedding dress carrying a bouquet. Submitted with caption 'Bronislaw & Mildred Soltysiak'.
305 Squadron
A large group of airmen wearing battledress or tunics with side or peaked caps sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Wellington. One man is standing out of the cockpit with the squadron's dog mascot (called Ciapek). Captioned in Polish '305…
Six men on skis
Six men standing in line on skis on snow covered ground. Submitted with information 'img518'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
House with trees in front
Part of a two storey house with columned veranda with road and trees in front. Submitted with information 'img521'.
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This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Group of men on skis
A large group of men standing on skis on a gentle snow slope with a tree behind them. Submitted with information 'img523'.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
War cemetery
Cemetery with white gravestones in rows. Submitted with caption 'Polish-war-cemetery-Newark'.
Stephan Sznidel grave
White headstone with S Sznidel, 305 Sqdn'. With wreath laid at bottom. Submitted with caption 'Stephan Sznidel'.
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This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Six airmen
Six Polish airmen wearing greatcoats with medal and side caps standing in line. In the background a Wellington. Submitted with caption 'Sznidel-crew'.
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This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies…
Crashed Wellington
Rear quarter view of a crashed Wellington in a field. Registration 'SM-M'. Submitted with caption 'W5567_1'.
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This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Crashed Wellington
Front quarter view of a Wellington crashed wheels up in a field. There is a man standing out of the cockpit. Registration 'SM-M'. Submitted with caption 'W5567_2'.
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This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better…
Crashed Wellington
View of the front of a Wellington crashed in a field. A man is standing up out of cockpit. Submitted with caption 'W5567_3'
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Notes concerning photographs
Notes concerning images 440 to 445 and others in range 375 to 435. These numbers refer to donor's index and not collection item identifiers.
Envelope for papers
Envelope marked 'Under Secretary of State, Papers, Please keep them safe'.
Eight airmen
Eight airmen, some wearing flying clothes two with Mae West, others in uniform, all standing in line in front of an aircraft with ladder to fuselage door.
Eleven airmen in front of a Wellington
Eleven airmen wearing tunics or battledress, eight standing and three on the ground in front of the nose of a Wellington. Aircraft has nose art Polish flag and three rows of bomb symbols.
Crew of Wellington W5519 SM-U and description of operation to Essen
Report on operation to Essen by 254 aircraft, 14 aircraft lost and 60 aircrew killed. Gives account of Wellington W5519 SM-U which was damaged and forced to ditch. All crew were rescue by Cromer lifeboat, At the bottom, a photograph of six aircrew…
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…
Map of eastern counties (N)
Aeronautical map showing Lincolnshire from the Humber, the Wash and north Norfolk.