Originally Posted by
Union Jack
To be fair to both Asturias and BV, the former *might* have been referring to those inspired by men such as Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards, VC, KCMG, CB, DSO, OBE, DFC who, although an RAF officer, must have encouraged so many Australians to serve so valiantly with the RAAF in Europe during WWII.
Jack
Took the words right out of my mouth. Article XV RAF Sqns 450 to 467 were manned by Aussies and served on fighters and bombers in Africa, Europe, Middle and Far East.