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...I do get rather tired of this fallacy that somehow Polish pilots were way better than all of the other nations in the BoB
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Not entirely a fallacy. The Poles, along with Czechoslovaks, made a significant contribution to the BoB:
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[The RAF was] bolstered by the arrival of fresh Czechoslovak and Polish squadrons. These had been held back by Dowding, who mistakenly thought non-English speaking aircrew would have trouble working within his control system. However, Polish and Czech fliers proved to be especially effective. The pre-war Polish Air Force had lengthy and extensive training, and high standards; with Poland conquered and under brutal German occupation, the pilots of No. 303 (Polish) Squadron, the highest-scoring Allied unit, were strongly motivated. Josef FrantiĊĦek, a Czech regular airman who had flown from the occupation of his own country to join the Polish and then French air forces before arriving in Britain, flew as a guest of 303 Squadron and was ultimately credited with the highest "RAF score" in the Battle of Britain.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...n_contribution
This contribution is well documented, in numerous reliable sources.