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Originally Posted by Rodolphe
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The nationalities of Fighter Command
A substantial contingent of more than 500 pilots from countries other the United Kingdom flew with their British counterparts in the Battle of Britain.
The international mix of participants - defined by their flying at least one authorized operational sortie with an eligible unit between 10 July and 31 October 1940 - is as follows.
- Great Britain 2353
- Poland 139
- New Zealand 98
- Canada 86
- Czechoslovakia 84
- Belgium 29
- Australia 21
- South Africa 20
- France 13
- Ireland 10
- United States 7
- Jamaica 2
- Egypt 1
- Austria 1
- Iceland 1
- Palestine Mandate 1
- Southern Rhodesia 1
- Unknown 4
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mmm, don't you miss some argentine pilots?
i am not a supernationalist but only put some data. I dont know the numbers of Arg pilots
Some of the pilots were native Argentines, while the surnames of others reveal they were descended from British professionals who had helped develop the country's railways, mines and farms.
Ricardo Moreno, 89, said: "The Argentines had the advantage that they were very sports-minded. They were good. They did very well in Britain because they were used to roughing it."
164 Strike.The Argentine Flying Officer Ronald Sheward (RAFVR) flying his Hurricane IV FJ-B (KX540) of the 164 Argentine Squadron of the RAF, strike over the Hansweert Channel (The Netherlands) on September 2, 1942.
