Raymond Collins

Spitfire Enthusiast. In pursuit of la dolce vita.

[Raymond Collins @XRayCollins]

On this occasion of the eightieth anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Britain. ...As one of the many, today I remember “The Few”. Johnny Kent of #Winnipeg and the pilots and members of the 303 “Kosciuszko” squadron. Zapamiętaj na zawsze #BOB #BattleOfBritain80 #RAF

[Raymond Collins @XRayCollins]

@DefenceHQ @16AirAssltBCT BRAVO!! Super job!!

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

Strap in: Follow one of our paratroopers from @16AirAssltBCT jumping in to Tristan da Cunha – one of the world’s most remote communities – to deliver vital medical support 🪂

[Daniel Foubert 🇵🇱🇫🇷 @d_foubert]

How the Poles rebuilt Gdańsk after WW2:

[Raymond Collins @XRayCollins]

@AP Looks like we just witnessed the first AI stroke.

[British Poles @britishpoles]

On 9 September 1939, Mirosław Ferić destroyed a German bomber during the invasion of Poland. A year later, he became a #BattleOfBritain ace with 303 Squadron by shooting down eight German planes in less than 40 days.
He died in 1942 at the age of 26.
https://t.co/ripBiHIdJC

[Raymond Collins @XRayCollins]

@MarcScottEmery @AirCanada In 2023, the Government of Canada provided at least $18.553 billion in financial
support to fossil fuel and petrochemical companies. This includes $8 billion in loan
guarantees for the T ransMountain expansion pipeline, $7.339 billion in public
financing through crown corp…

[Raymond Collins @XRayCollins]

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[Raymond Collins @XRayCollins]

Trump is more than likely going to impose tariffs that will have a severe impact on Canadian exports and the economy. Canadian businesses and workers will be negatively affected and the Premier of Alberta is attending and celebrating the inauguration of Trump. #cdnpoli

[Raymond Collins @XRayCollins]

@WW2Airfields Interestingly, I believe you can tell who has done more flying by the creases in their pants.

[British Poles @britishpoles]

#OTD in 1939, “Black Monday” took place in Warsaw during the German invasion of Poland. In a 10-hour continuous raid, German aeroplanes dropped 630 tons of bombs on the city, killing 10,000 and wounding 35,000 civilians.

[Polish History 🇵🇱 @PolishHistory_]

At the age of 100, Danuta Jeżewska 🇵🇱, pseudonym Maria, a nurse in the Warsaw Uprising, passed away

She had been involved in the underground movement since February 1941 and, during the Warsaw Uprising, helped rescue the wounded.

Requiescat in Pace

[ArkadiuszM Aki Tank @ArkadiuszMolis1]

On April 5, on this day, the film "Czerwone Maki" in Polish cinemas. It is not simply a film about the war, but above all a tribute to the courage and determination of those who fought at Monte Cassino 1944. Please make it good! #History #WW2 #Tanks

[British Poles @britishpoles]

Marian Pisarek, a Polish fighter ace, flew with the Polish 303 Squadron during the #BattleOfBritain. He was killed in 1942 at the age of 28, leading the Wing over France in Spitfire BM307.
His body was never found.
Pisarek was born #OTD in 1912.
Read ⬇️

https://t.co/GcLukFBIjM

[British Poles @britishpoles]

304 Bomber Squadron airman Lt John Franklin (Mieczysław Frąckiewicz) is celebrating his 104th birthday today. He was assigned to 304 Squadron as a radio operator. In 1945, his crew sank a German U-boat.
Many happy returns to probably the last WW2 Polish 🇵🇱airman living in the UK! 200 lat!
@RoyalAirForce @ChiefofAirStaff
Read more: https://t.co/DjlQqFayj6

[British Poles @britishpoles]

303 Squadron was withdrawn for a rest #OTD in 1940. It claimed the largest number of aircraft shot down (126 kills in six weeks) of the 66 Allied fighter squadrons engaged in the Battle of Britain, even though it joined two months after the Battle had begun.
In the picture: 303 Polish Fighter Squadron - Flying Officer Zdzisław Henneberg, Flight Lieutenant John A. Kent ‘Kentowski’ and Flying Officer Marian Pisarek, standing by Hurricane Mk.I (RF-F, V6684) at RAF Leconfield, 24 October 1940.
@RoyalAirForce @ChiefofAirStaff @FlightPolish

[Vanguard WWII by Cadet - bringing history to life! @Vanguard_WW2]

🇫🇷 The last of the French commandos to land on Sword Beach on D-Day, Léon Gautier, passed away today at Caen at the age of 100. He is now with his comrades. Reposez en paix Monsieur Gautier.

[Aquila Polonica @polandww2]

#OnThisDay in 1914 303 Squadron ace John Kent is born in #Canada🇨🇦. He was assigned to the unit during #WWII as a flight commander. Despite knowing no Polish, he and the pilots from #Poland🇵🇱 who made up the unit became the highest scoring squadron of the Battle of Britain.

[Yvonne Malan @OxfordBlue7]

Happy birthday to the Spitfire! An enduring symbol of courage and resilience. #Spitfires #TheFew @SocietySpitfire @RAFHornchurch

[Hoosli @Hoosli]

Thrilled and humbled! 💙💛 @NHLJets

[Raymond Collins @XRayCollins]

#Canada wins gold women’s hockey #Olympics Bravo! Congratulations! Go Team Canada! 🥇🥇🥇🇨🇦