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After the Dunkirk debacle in May 1940, Britains primary weapon of defence was her air force. The exploits of the RAFs bomber crews and fighter pilots featured almost nightly on the radio and in the cinema newsreels; the men themselves were the objects of great admiration and respect. Yet, how many of these brave airmen were not British nationals? During the Second World War, exiled airmen from six occupied countries in Europe flew from British soil, fighting in or alongside the squadrons of the RAF; each had a burning desire to strike back at the cruel regime that had so ruthlessley crushed. Read more...
Abstract: After the Dunkirk debacle in May 1940, Britains primary weapon of defence was her air force. The exploits of the RAFs bomber crews and fighter pilots featured almost nightly on the radio and in the cinema newsreels; the men themselves were the objects of great admiration and respect. Yet, how many of these brave airmen were not British nationals? During the Second World War, exiled airmen from six occupied countries in Europe flew from British soil, fighting in or alongside the squadrons of the RAF; each had a burning desire to strike back at the cruel regime that had so ruthlessley crushed

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F LYING FOR
F REEDOM
F LYING FOR
F REEDOM
T HE A LLIED A IR F ORCES
IN THE RAF 193945
ALAN BROWN
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First published in 2000
This edition published in 2011

The History Press
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This ebook edition first published in 2011

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Alan Brown, 2000, 2011

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EPUB ISBN 978 0 7524 6809 9
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Acknowledgements

This study is an extension of my earlier work, The Czechoslovak Air Force in Britain, 19401945 , which was submitted to the University of Southampton for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1997. Many of the people who assisted me on that project have taken a keen interest in the development of Airmen in Exile , and I offer my profound thanks to the staffs of the Public Record Office, Kew; the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon; the Air Historical Branch, Whitehall; the Hartley Library and New College Library, both of the University of Southampton; the British Newspaper Library, and Eastleigh, Leeds, Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester and York public libraries, all of whom have played their part in providing expert guidance and flawless service in the procurement of the books, documents and photographs needed for the project.

I have also received very welcome assistance and correspondence from many organisations connected with the experiences of the exiles in Britain. These include: the Air Force History Unit of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht and the Stichting Dienstverlening Veteranen (Holland); the Fdration Nationale des Anciens de la Royal Air Force et de la South African Air Force 194045 (Belgium); and the Krigsveteranforeningen 193945 (Norway). Special thanks are also due to Lt Gen Av. e.r. Baron Michel Donnet DFC, President of the Belgian Association, and Lt Gen Wilhelm Mohr of the Norwegian Association, both of whom sent me some useful ideas and some excellent material. General Donnets reminiscences, Flight to Freedom , must rank as one of the best aviation memoirs of the war.

There has also been a host of scholars who have shared their knowledge with me and permitted use of their research. These include Christopher Mann (Kings College, London), Matthew Buck (Oxford), Paul Latawski (Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst) and Martin Brown (University College, London). Numerous amateur historians in Europe and America have also contributed information, ideas and encouragement, and I am particularly grateful to Randal Hankla (America), Yves Duwelz and Cynrik de Decker (Belgium), Gert Laursen (Denmark) and Louis Capdeboscq (France). Louis must have a global reputation by now as one of the first dons of the Internet history newsgroups, and it is high time he published some of his work to a wider audience.

Finally, my sincere thanks to my friends and colleagues at Selby College, especially James Broad. Projects of this scale cannot be completed in isolation from ordinary life, and together they gave me a lot of encouragement and plenty of elbow room to see it through to completion. Thanks also to Helen Betteridge, who lent a hand with the research, and to Linda Gray of Chelwood House, Kew, for her excellent hospitality.

Alan Brown
North Yorkshire

Abbreviations
AACUArmy Air Co-Operation Unit
ACASAssistant Chief of the Air Staff + (P) Policy; (I) Intelligence; (O) Operations
ACMAir Chief Marshal
ADCAide-de-Camp
ADGBAir Defence of Great Britain
AFCAir Force Cross
AFOAllied Forces Committee
AFOSCAllied Forces (Official) Sub-Committee
Air CdreAir Commodore
AMAir Marshal
AMPAir Member for Personnel
AMPCAuxiliary Military Pioneer Corps
AMSOAir Member for Supply and Organisation
AMTAir Member for Training
AOCAir Officer Commanding
AVMAir Vice-Marshal
BMRBritish Military Representative
C-in-CCommander-in-Chief
CASChief of the Air Staff
CIGSCommander of the Imperial General Staff
CNCCzechoslovak National Committee
COCommanding Officer
COSChiefs of Staff
COS 120Common name for paper 120 (1944) by the Chiefs of Staff Committee
D of MDirector of Manning
D of ODirector of Organisation
D of O(I)Director of Operations (Intelligence)
D of PDirector of Postings
D of PlansDirector of Plans
DAACDirector(ate) of Allied Air Co-Operation
DAFLDirector(ate) of Allied Air Co-Operation and Foreign Liaison
DCASDeputy Chief of the Air Staff
DFCDistinguished Flying Cross
DGODirector General of Organisation
DPSDirector of Personal Services
DSODistinguished Service Order
ERPCExpansion and Re-equipment Policy Committee
Flt/LtFlight Lieutenant
Flt/SgtFlight Sergeant
FOForeign Office (British)
GDBGeneral Duties Branch
GHQGeneral Headquarters
GOCGeneral Officer Commanding
Gp CaptGroup Captain
GRGeneral Reconnaissance
GRUGeneral Reconnaissance Unit
HFUHome Ferry Unit
HOHome Office (British)
JICJoint Intelligence Sub-Committee
LACLeading Aircraftman
MACMediterranean Air Command
MAPMinistry of Aircraft Production
MCMilitary Cross
MNOMinistry of National Defence (Czechoslovak)
MOMedical Officer
MPMember of Parliament (British)
MRAFMarshal of the Royal Air Force
NCONon-Commissioned Officer
NEINetherland East Indies
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