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Old 09-21-2010, 01:28 AM
airmalik airmalik is offline
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I found out only recently that there were a few Indian pilots in the RAF as well.

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Hi...PilotsRAF.html

Few people realise that a number of Indian pilots took part in operations from England. At the height of the Battle of Britain, 24 Indian pilots were sent to the UK to under go conversion training and participate in Ops. Even though they could take part only after the Battle of Britain, many of them distinguished themselves flying operations with the various commands.

Battle of Britain's last surviving Indian Pilot:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/kent/hi/...00/8872500.stm
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