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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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