Several Americans flew in the Battle of Britain, including Andy Mamedoff, Shorty Keogh and Red Tobin who were members of 609 Squadron, and Arthur Gerald Donohue who flew in 64 Squadron.
Following the Battle of Britain, these men and several others including Gus Daymond and Chesley "Pete" Peterson joined 71 Squadron, the first Eagle Squadron. 121 followed in the spring of 1941, and 133 that summer.
The RAF recognises 2440 British and 510 overseas pilots who flew at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of the Royal Air Force or Fleet Air Arm during the period 10 July to 31 October 1940.
This group includes:
139 Poles
98 New Zealanders
86 Canadians
84 Czechoslovakians
29 Belgians
21 Australians
20 South Africans
13 French
10 Irish
7 Americans
1 Jamaican
1 Palestine Jew
1 Rhodesian
498 RAF pilots were killed during the Battle.
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