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    Foreigners in BoB

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    Spitfire vs Spitfire

    Schmittfire!
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    Foreigners in BoB

    BigZ; you are correct overall, with a few important insertions. A major portion of this suspicion was based on the fact that these pilots came from nations that had already lost to the Germans. The beief of the day was "What did they really have to offer?" Language barriers had a lot to do...
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    Foreign aircraft in Soviet colors

    Captured during the 1939 Nomonhan Incident. Vic
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    What is your favorite WWII aviation movie

    I have a rather large collection of aviation movies, from "Wings" on. Bar none, the best ever, for realism and accuracy is Dark BLue World! My grandfather flew with the Poles, the French, and the Brits. The part about trying to adapt to British systems reflects his comments. I...
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    Just saw Dark Blue world...

    I have this movie, and have seen it several times. The frustrating part for the Czech and Polish airmen that escaped to England is that the current thought of the time were that these airmen couldn't be very good, they lost to Germany! They were kept in reserve and training until almost too...
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