Err…very interesting statement, Erwin??

Were you really under the impression there were only British pilots in the BoB. At least the Polish content has always received a lot of general mention. Last year’s film Dark blue world about Czech pilots is also worth seeing.

With the rolling success of Germany in the early years, Britain was the last holdout country in the war zone. People from all over were coming here to escape and carry on the fight, and, could be found in all branches of the services. In addition men were arriving from throughout the Empire and Commonwealth. Some did go straight to various theatres instead of coming to Britain first, but a lot didn’t.

One other reason I should have mentioned for pilot figures differing, is what period the compiler is counting. e.g. A period of months or the few days usually considered the ‘peak’?

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