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1940 US Eagle Squadron joins Royal Air Force
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2:01Now PlayingDate: 21st October 1940
Location: UK
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Gaumont British Ident
SLATE INFORMATION: U.S. Pilots to Fight for Britain
ENGLAND:
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AEROPLANES..R.A.F. U.S. Eagle squadron in Britain.. good shots of massed fighters taking off
SWEENEY Col.....U.S. Eagle Squadron C.U with Fl Lt Taylor (commander of Squadron)
TAYLOR. Fl Lt (Commander of U.S. Eagle Squadron) w Col Sweeney C.U. (US Eagle fighter Sq. in London)
Airforce - Active; United States of America
World War Two, World War II, WWII, Second World War, war, United States Army Air Force, Lafayette Escadrille, Lafayette Flying Corps, No. 71 Squadron RAF
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