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Old 03-18-25, 10:56 AM   #1
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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace View Post
All very true.. I'm sure those were difficult days for your Mum and family.


A number of Canadian flew in defense of England too. A number of American's went to Canada and disembarked from there to fight with the English as well. A number of well known American Pilots like Gabby Gabreski, Pilot Officer William ‘Billy’ Fiske and others flew Fighter Aircraft for England.

https://www.historylearningsite.co.u...le-of-britain/

Pilot John Hemingway said he was just lucky to have lived through his experiences. In my experiences, brave and talented people like John Hemingway are always lucky.
Yes the American Eagle Squadron pilots always have a special place in the literature, as do the Commonwealth nations' fliers - Canadians, Aussies, New Zealanders, South Africans and others. They're still digging bits of their aircraft out of the ground down home
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