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THE POLISH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1940-1947 - The new Polish Air Force standard was made by women and their families in Wilno (Vilnius) in Poland, then under the Soviet occupation, and was smuggled to Sweden by Japanese diplomats from where it eventually reached Britain in March 1941. General Władysław Sikorski, the C-in-C of the Polish Armed Forces, decorating NCOs with the Virtuti Militari at the new Polish Air Force standard presentation ceremony at RAF Swinderby, 16 July 1941 Royal Air Force, Polish Air Force, Sikorski, Władysław

THE POLISH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1940-1947 - The new Polish Air Force standard was made by women and their families in Wilno (Vilnius) in Poland, then under the Soviet occupation, and was smuggled to Sweden by Japanese diplomats from where it eventually reached Britain in March 1941. General Władysław Sikorski, the C-in-C of the Polish Armed Forces, decorating NCOs with the Virtuti Militari at the new Polish Air Force standard presentation ceremony at RAF Swinderby, 16 July 1941 Royal Air Force, Polish Air Force, Sikorski, Władysław Stock Photo
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