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Β @brianjones5379Β I thought I'd create a simple "visual aid" in order to assist people learning about the history of the battle of Britain. There is much ongoing debate about the nationalities and proportions of RAF fighter pilots who took part in the battle, with occasionally a furtive aspect which attempts to portray the battle as a victory of "mostly foreign pilots". Below is a graphical representation of the proportion of pilot nationalities serving within RAF Fighter Command during the summer of 1940.
Each flag is roughly equivalent to 30 pilots, The numbers after each nation are the ACTUAL number of aircrew from that country, and the approximate percentage of RAF Fighter Command's establishment in the summer of 1940 that they represented.
The figures are taken from the RAF records of the awards of the highly coveted "Battle of Britain clasp" to the British 1939-45 Campaign Star, which was SCRUPULOUSLY only awarded to RAF & Fleet Air Arm aircrew who flew at least one active sortie in the UK in any RAF or Fleet Air Arm fighter aircraft between 10th July 1940 and 31st Oct 1940.
π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§ UK (2342) (80%)
π΅π±π΅π±π΅π±π΅π±π΅π± Poland (145) (5%)
π³πΏπ³πΏπ³πΏπ³πΏ New Zealand (127) (4%)
π¨π¦π¨π¦π¨π¦π¨π¦ Canada (112) (4%) (1940 flag emoji not available)
π¨πΏπ¨πΏπ¨πΏ Czechoslovakia (88) (3%)
π¦πΊ Australia (32) (1%)
π§πͺ Belgium (28) (1%)
πΏπ¦ S. Africa (25) (1%) (1940 flag emoji not available)
πΊπ³ Other nations (France (13), R o Ireland (10), USA (9), Rhodesia (3), Newfoundland (1), Jamaica (1), Barbados (1)) (1%)
(And just to preempt any wandering idiot lefty "Identity warriors" from protesting about "The lack of credit given to the black pilots who fought in the battle of Britain"... the pilots from South Africa, Rhodesia & the Caribbean were all of white descent).
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I thought I'd create a simple "visual aid" in order to assist people learning about the history of the battle of Britain. There is much ongoing debate about the nationalities and proportions of RAF fighter pilots who took part in the battle, with occasionally a furtive aspect which attempts to portray the battle as a victory of "mostly foreign pilots". Below is a graphical representation of the proportion of pilot nationalities serving within RAF Fighter Command during the summer of 1940.
Each flag is roughly equivalent to 30 pilots, The numbers after each nation are the ACTUAL number of aircrew from that country, and the approximate percentage of RAF Fighter Command's establishment in the summer of 1940 that they represented.
The figures are taken from the RAF records of the awards of the highly coveted "Battle of Britain clasp" to the British 1939-45 Campaign Star. Which was SCRUPULOUSLY only awarded to RAF & Fleet Air Arm aircrew who flew at least one active sortie in the UK in any RAF fighter aircraft between 10th July 1940 and 31st Oct 1940.
π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§π¬π§ UK (2342) (80%)
π΅π±π΅π±π΅π±π΅π±π΅π± Poland (145) (5%)
π³πΏπ³πΏπ³πΏπ³πΏ New Zealand (127) (4%)
π¨π¦π¨π¦π¨π¦π¨π¦ Canada (112) (4%) (1940 flag emoji not available)
π¨πΏπ¨πΏπ¨πΏ Czechoslovakia (88) (3%)
π¦πΊ Australia (32) (1%)
π§πͺ Belgium (28) (1%)
πΏπ¦ S. Africa (25) (1%) (1940 flag emoji not available)
πΊπ³ Other nations (France (13), R o Ireland (10), USA (9), Rhodesia (3), Newfoundland (1), Jamaica (1), Barbados (1)) (1%)
(And just to preempt any wandering idiot lefty "Identity warriors" from protesting about "The lack of credit given to the black pilots who fought in the battle of Britain"... the pilots from South Africa, Rhodesia & the Caribbean were all of white descent).
But keep in mind that at this early stage of the war the UK was defended by +95% British troops.
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Β @BlindPidePiperΒ Without question the US was the MAJOR player on land in Europe, then again thats a result of national populations, 149 million US citizens in 1939 with the UK having 47 million at the same time, of course thats without taking the "Empire troops" into account, but in as much the same way as the US was contesting the pacific, the British empire was also providing the majority forces is the Mediterranean, East Africa, middle east, India and Burma, and once again it should be remembered that D-day would never have been able to take place without the majority UK/Canadian naval aspect of the amphibious landings in addition to the 3 landing beaches that they covered. So its entirely understandable that the "average Joe" in the UK looking at history doesn't immediately consider the Pacific war / China, the same as the average American doesn't immediately think of the middle east, India and Burma, and more often than not considers "D-day" as a purely American effort.
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Β @charlescoleman4017Β Your grasp of English comprehension is top flight Charles, commenters of less rigorous logic and comprehension (as well as the many programmed lefty "Brit haters") either cannot or choose not to understand. One category deserves our help, the other, our contempt.
I have NEVER diminished the contribution of other nationalities (indeed even though I am obviously a Brit I had a Canadian 1st cousin from Golden, BC who as a tank driver in the 28th Canadian armd regt was killed during "Operation Totalise" on 8th August 1944) and I am aware of the massive contribution towards the security of the UK's "Atlantic lifeline" that the Royal Canadian Navy provided together with the RCAF and its part in the air war and the BCATP as well as Canada's unending supply of resources, and will argue till I'm blue in the face in defence of their honour and service they provided, but I REFUSE to see the stoicism and resolve of the British general public be diminished or mocked without challenge.
Likewise the Poles, Aussies, Kiwis, Indians, Czechs and Free forces etc, EACH deserve the honour, recognition and credit for their own war effort & war dead... but I won't see it done by misrepresenting what the British public went through, including the >450,000 British citizens whose lives were lost in opposition to fascism & Japanese militarism... NOT that that was your purpose.... but for PLENTY of others it is.
All the best Charles.
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