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Old 09-18-2010, 11:52 PM
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Didn´t knew you particpated on the war...But we had Pierre Clostermann.

Also,there´s a good movie too about czechs on RAF,Dark Blue World.

Wanted to know how was the slovakin presence on Luftwaffe.
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Old 09-19-2010, 04:01 AM
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Didn´t knew you particpated on the war...But we had Pierre Clostermann.

Also,there´s a good movie too about czechs on RAF,Dark Blue World.

Wanted to know how was the slovakin presence on Luftwaffe.
Yes, "Dark Blue World", excellent movie.

Also look at "A Piece of Cake", 6 part series based by Derek Robinson book. In latter half a American chap joins the crowd, and then toward the end was a little "misunderstand" with some Polish chaps.
Not strictly about the invited pilots, but more of a big picture story, and a bit depressing because it does not pull the punches.
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Old 09-19-2010, 08:32 AM
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Many thanks !

Yes It reminds me "DARK BLUE WORLD" movie too !
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Old 09-19-2010, 10:33 AM
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yes sorry my error
RAF pilot not original english pilots
but mix pilots.
POLAND
CZECHS
FRANCE
and also argentina i not have this information.mmmm very strange.
ENGLISH

what is total pilots % ?
Eglish pilots are 30%?
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Old 09-19-2010, 11:11 AM
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there are 2,946 pilots credited with flying in the Battle of Britain, of these 574 were not British. That is 19.5%. Poland had the most at 145, New Zealand next with 135 followed by Canada with 112.
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Old 09-19-2010, 01:02 PM
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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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The nationalities of Fighter Command[*]Unknown 4[/LIST]

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I was unaware of any Argentinian involvement, could these be the unknown 4?
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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.
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there are 2,946 pilots credited with flying in the Battle of Britain, of these 574 were not British. That is 19.5%. Poland had the most at 145, New Zealand next with 135 followed by Canada with 112.
Its not just the pilots that were non British.

Remember that Air Vice Marshal Keith Park was from the Colonies ... a New Zealander.
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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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