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    #1

    65th Anniversary - Battle of Britain

    I do not think that the weekend should pass without reference to those brave men of the RAF and our allies who fought and gave their lives in the Battle of Britain.:
    Britain (515)
    Australia (32 pilots)
    Barbados (1)
    Belgium (28)
    Canada (112)
    Czechoslovakia (88)
    France (13)
    Ireland (10)
    Jamaica (1)
    Newfoundland (now a province of Canada) (1)
    New Zealand (127)
    Poland (145)
    Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (3)
    South Africa (25)
    US (9)



    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4257084.stm

    A fitting memorial I think.

    Per Ardua Ad Astra
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    #2
    Absolutely.

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      #3
      !!!

      I agree totally!!!

      Nate

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        #4
        Excellent. Now, how about the Luftwaffe crews who died?

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          #5
          Originally posted by VtwinVince
          Excellent. Now, how about the Luftwaffe crews who died?
          Absolutely irrelevant here. By your logic, if I start a thread in memoriam of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, I also have to honor the German soldiers who died crushing the uprising?

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            #6
            I agree Vadim, it is not relevant in this case. The RAF in the BoB made a huge contribution to us winning the war, without them Britain would have been lost.

            I am all for remembering the dead of all sides in the conflict. But please keep the the thread on track.

            Cheers, Ade.

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              #7
              Where are all the Dutch men from the RAF?

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                #8
                Hi Rexmundi, can you please add the Dutch losses to this thread if they have been missed off?


                Cheers, Ade.

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                  #9
                  I might have spoken to early here. The figures I remembered where Dutch Fighters flying with the RAF in the pacific. Not Battle of Britain.

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                    #10
                    No worries, I seem to think there were Dutch pilots flying in the BoB? But I was unsure about any losses.


                    Cheers, Ade.

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                      #11
                      Well I think Luftwaffe crews would be worth a mention-well even in the brilliant film (which I still have the programme for) all crew losses are listed, so no its not irrelevant.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by David G
                        Well I think Luftwaffe crews would be worth a mention-well even in the brilliant film (which I still have the programme for) all crew losses are listed, so no its not irrelevant.
                        [QUOTE=Excellent. Now, how about the Luftwaffe crews who died?.[/QUOTE]

                        This is a thread that I posted as a memorial to the British and our Allies ( I apologise if I have missed countries out - blame the BBC!) who died in the Battle of Britain - not to the Luftwaffe, depite the fact that many of their young men also sadly lost their lives. If you have an issue with this I suggest that you start an alternative thread.

                        Thank you,

                        John

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Seigfried
                          This is a thread that I posted as a memorial to the British and our Allies ( I apologise if I have missed countries out - blame the BBC!) who died in the Battle of Britain - not to the Luftwaffe, depite the fact that many of their young men also sadly lost their lives. If you have an issue with this I suggest that you start an alternative thread.

                          Thank you,

                          John

                          I second that

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                            #14
                            This thread is about the RAF, please keep it on track Gentlemen.


                            Thank you.

                            Cheers, Ade.

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                              #15
                              the R.A.F. - 'Above them all'.
                              Respect.


                              Hope I'm okay with slipping this photo I managed to dig out.The reenactor/living history guys do a great job keeping the spirt alive.I take my hat off to them

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