Series consists of photographic material depicting: a group photo of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association's 8th Annual National Convention, Edmonton, Alberta, 6 June 1958; reunion of former Air Force officers at the Air Force Mess, Ottawa, Ontario, 1985; reception honouring the appointment of John Jaskula to the National Employment Committee, 19 November 1964; opening of the Polish Military Exhibition at the Canadian War Museum, May 1973; the Paul Wyczynski family; Stefan Sznuk as member of various Polish delegations to government and at various Air Force reunions, decorating a Polish Air Force officer, with the Polish government in exile, London, ca. 1980, at the unveiling of a memorial plaque to Canadian airmen killed during the Warsaw uprising, and presenting a book on Polish architecture to the Hon. Greene, Minister of External Affairs and Sznuk with family and friends.
Series consists of events, subjects, and individuals connected with the career of Group Captain Stefan Sznuk as Chief of the Polish Air Mission in Canada during the Second World War, and subsequently as an active member of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association, the Polish Air Force Association, and the Polish Community in Canada. The following events are documented: Polish Air Force personnel taking part in the Pulaski Day Parade, New York City, 1942; dinner honouring Dr. Waclaw Babinski, Polish Minister to Canada, King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, 1944; National Convention of the RCAF Association, including presentation of the P/O Andrew C. Mynarski V.C. Memorial Trophy, Edmonton, Alberta, 1958; unveiling by the Rt. Hon. Lester Pearson of a plaque commemorating Canadian airmen lost during the Warsaw Uprising on 1944, Ottawa, Ontario, 1964; His Excellency Edward Schreyer and Stefan Sznuk as guests of honour at a banquet; Stefan Sznuk and a group of Polish-Canadian Members of Parliament visiting Rt. Hon. Joe Clark in his office on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario.
The following individuals are documented: General Wladislaw Anders; Dr. T. Bielecki; Alexander K. Gabszewicz; S. Jarczawski; Jan Kosmola; Hon. Malcolm Macdonald; Air Vice-Marshal Frank McGill; Air Vice-Marshal L.D.D. McKeen; group of Polish Air Force officers, Hamilton, Ontario, 1942; group of Polish Air Force officers beginning training, Toronto, Ontario, ca. 1942; members of the Hamilton Branch of the Polish Air Force Association, Hamilton, Ontario.
Photographs are by Yousuf Karsh, Ottawa; News Pictures of Canada, Toronto; Polish Ministry of National Defence; Toronto Telegram, Toronto; Universal Photo-Service, London, England; and unknown photographers.