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Those known to have served at RAF Blyton during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Collins Leslie. Sgt. (d.22nd Jan 1944)
- Was Stanislaw Josef. Sgt.
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Want to know more about RAF Blyton? There are:67 items tagged RAF Blyton available in our Library
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Sgt. Stanislaw Josef Was RAF Blyton I am searching for information about the military career of Stanislaw Josef Was. Stan was born in Lwow, Poland in 1921. He was the son of Walenty and Eleonora (Blicharska) Was. He was a sergeant in the Polish Air Force and was stationed at RAF Blyton, Lincolnshire during February 1945. He may have been a navigator. Stan, his wife and children emigrated to Canada in 1951.
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Sgt. Leslie Collins 166 Squadron (d.22nd Jan 1944) Leslie Collins worked on the Railway in a Reserved Occupation but left to join up to do his bit.
He did basic training at RAF Blyton at Gainsborough before joining 166 Squadron.
His First raid was on Berlin on the 1st of January 1944,then Berlin again the following night, Stettin on the 5th, Brunswick on the 14th, Berlin on the 20th and Magdeburg on the 21st when he failed to return.
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