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But what with the Belgians,Dutch,French,Danish,Finnish,... Pilots?
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and a palestinianSome fine surprises !! A Jamacain.
Including the RCAF RAAF RNZAF etc they were very upset that the Colonials wanted their own Squadrons .Both France and Britain treated foreign pilots poorly and with suspicion intially. What also got the backs up of the British was the atempts by seinior foreign officers to try and establish airforces independently the RAF from very early on.
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Don't for get the Yanks!
Of the thousands that volunteered, 244 Americans served with the three Eagle Squadrons; 16 Britons acted as Squadron and Flight commanders. The Dieppe Raid was the only occasion that all three Eagle Squadrons saw action operating together.
Eagle Squadrons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keep in mind that most of the 244 were after the BoB. Only a handful actually served during the BoB.
If any should have some information about that Palestinian and Jamacian Pilot, it would be great.
I don't believe any of the Yanks in the RCAF had gotten over by that time , Nov 40 early 41 maybeSome Americans pretended to be Canadian so the exact number is unknown. The reference I have states it was 'probably 11'. One of them, Olympic bobsleigh champion Billy Frisk was killed on 17th August flying with 601 Squadron