General Sikorski's exhumation given green light http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/news/?id=86116 Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz has given his approval to plans to...
Witaj Marku Welcome to our on line community. Please tell us something about yourself, your locality and your interest in Polish airmen. You are most welcome...
794324 Jarecki Stanisław 10309 21.10.1914 st.majst. /W/O Strzelec pokładowy 301DB brak dalszych informacji Mark This is the information we have on your...
I am in London and today I ventured out to the Sikorski Institute. Folks it is a treasure trove of information. I finally have a photo of Jan Ryszard Janicki...
I am so short of time that I cannot write my blog But I can say yesterday was a fantastic day and our member Greg helped us visit Newark, Swinderby and...
Lucyna, It has taken a while but I have heard back from teh Sikorski Institute in London. They have said that there is no record of my grandfather having...
Dear Mark, I am currently researching a story for a family (in Australia) where he father was awarded OVM for action in May - June 1940. No record exists in...
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Jul 8, 2008 12:50 pm
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. They said that since he was only opeational for 10 days befoer being killed he was not eligible - an airman would need 30 operational combat flights Some...
Dear Mark and Julian First of all I suggest to contact Polish Section of Ministry of Defence located in RAF Northolt. They have access to the whole personal...
Maggie & Peter Sikora
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Jul 8, 2008 3:13 pm
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I agree with Piotr - RAF Northolt best beat while in Poland I will have contact with Zenek Dudek - and I sometimes chat with him on gadu gadu so I will ask...
Peter and Julian, Many thanks for these very helpful comments. I have contacted UK MoD - I just need to send some ID and they will forward Henryk's personal ...
Lucyna You are very kind; I will very much appreciate that. I had just emailed Peter to see how I coudl contact Zenek. Thank you for helping me with this. Best...
I agree Doug - it is irrelevant how many flights etc, fact is they all died too young as heroes so we could enjoy what we have. Makes me feel very humble....
Mark ...they all died too young as heroes so we could enjoy what we have. I was 17 in the Battle of Britain...this may interest you: _Myths of the Battle of...
The sea of military headstones at Newark Polish military cemetery lined up in perfect precision. Blooming red roses contrasted again the pristine white...
Czesc ich pamieci – may we not forget those brave souls and their heroic efforts for the good of all. They all died too young and too early. Thank you...
Hi I`ve just received message from Zenek. Henryk Piatkowski definitely had no VM. Regards Peter To: 300polishsquadron@...:...
Maggie & Peter Sikora
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Jul 9, 2008 4:19 pm
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According to Mr Krzysteks list - these are the details we haveon Henryk Piatkowski -1733 Piatkowski Henryk 19.11.1917 † 24.05.1943 26 por. / F/O Pilot 300DB...
We didn't know what to expect of Swinderby. We had read in various sources that it had been decommissioned a few years prior and that large parts of it were...
"How can we ever repay them". Was the question asked by all of us at the end of the 10 of July. Our adventure in Belgium started with our landing in Antwerp....
Dear Lucyna and fellow B for Barbara Crew Have been thinking about you all this week and wondering what has been happening to you all. Glad to have the Belgium...
Wonderful account Lucyna - thank you so much. The Belgian people are just as hopitable to us when we go to the grave each year of John (Mungo) Park in...
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We had gone to bed after dinner and a long session of assessment and discussion. Not only were we physically tired but completely emotionally drained....
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