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Originally Posted by Elliott.L View Post
I would guess that they were a Polish unit. They had lost their country and knew exactly what that meant. There is a particular bond between the UK and Poland that persists to this day. Due mostly to the bravery of those men who defended our islands with the same passion and tenacity as if they were their own.

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Yes, that was 303 Polish, they destroyed more enemy aircraft than any other Allied Unit during the Battle of Britain. Their story of how they got to Great Britain is also quite a tale of determination. Loved by their British comrades, yet sold out at Yalta by the allies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._303_Polish_Fighter_Squadron#/media/Fileywizjon_303_in_color.jpg
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