"The Polish 'Few'" Topic
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| Tango01 | 23 Mar 2019 9:15 p.m. PST |
""The Polish ‘Few'" tells about a small, forgotten group of heroes: Polish pilots who were able to escape from Poland to France after the German invasion in 1939. There they went to help the French, fighting for freedom and peace. After the fall of France in May 1940, most of them escaped to Great Britain, where they joined the Royal Air Force, to continue the fight against the Germans. The writer, Peter Sikora, who lives in England, is an aviation researcher, historian and writer. He specializes in the history of the Polish Air Force; specifically the Polish pilots from 1939 to 1945. He has written several books and also writes historical articles for leading Polish aviation magazines. The British Fighter Command faced the biggest challenge of its existence in 1940, namely the Battle of Britain. Many Polish pilots were part of RAF squadrons, but they also formed their own squadrons. Only four became operational during the Battle of England, namely: numbers 300 and 301, consisting of bombers, and numbers 302 and 303, consisting of fighter aircraft. This was not strange at the time because the Netherlands also had "their own" squadrons: no. 320 (Dutch) Squadron, no. 321 (Dutch) Squadron, no. 322 (Dutch) Squadron and No. 860 (Dutch) Squadron…."
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| Skarper | 26 May 2019 3:41 a.m. PST |
Shameful how these men were treated post WW2. |
| Tango01 | 29 May 2019 9:01 p.m. PST |
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| Gerard Leman | 05 Jun 2019 1:44 p.m. PST |
The good news is that you've been awarded the DFC. The bad news is that you've been busted from Flt/Lt to pilot officer – for the same mission: link The Gestapo HQ was at the intersection of Avenue Louise and Avenue Emil de Mot. It is very recognizable from the air because the Abbye de la Cambre, with its formal gardens, is just north of Av. de Mot. Selys-Longchamps flew down Av. de Mot at tree-top level and strafed the building. You can follow his path on Google Maps. Other nationalities, including Czechoslovaks, French, Greeks and Norwegians also flew with the RAF. |
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