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October 8th 1940. The RAF
announces the creation of |
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the Eagle Squadrons |
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a new Fighter Command made up of
American Volunteers |
![]() Eagle Squadron Scramble by Robert Taylor |
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Gentle "Don" 'Dominic Salvatore Gentile |
23.83 - 22 (+ 6 OTG) |
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Duane Willard Beeson |
19.5 (+ 4.5 OTG, ? w/71sq) |
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"Goody" James Alexander Goodson |
15 (+ 15 OTG, 0 w/133sq) |
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"Don" Donald James Mathew Blakeslee |
14.5 (+ 2 OTG) |
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George Carpenter |
13.83 (+ 4 OTG, 0? w/121sq) |
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John Joseph Lynch |
13 (1 w/71sq) |
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"Red" "Mac" Carroll Warren McColpin |
(5.5 w/71sq, 2 w/133sq) |
(Bill Dunn - Now believed
by many to be the 1st American Ace of WW2) |
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"Billy" "Poppy" William Robert Dunn |
(3 w/ 406th FG & 2 FTG) 10.5 (5.5 w/71sq) * |
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"Steve" |
(became a US citizen in |
![]() Troubleshooter by ? |
(Gus Daymond was originally credited as the 1st US Ace of WW2)
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"Gus" Gregory Augustus Daymond |
7 (all w/71sq) * |
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"Gord" "Pete" Chesley Gordon Peterson |
7 (6 +3prob & 6dam w/71sq) |
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Reade Franklin Tilley | 7 (0 w/121sq) * |
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"Jimmy" * James Elvidge Peck |
(KiFA 12apr44) 6 (+ 3 probs & 13 damaged) |
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"Dixie" Richard Lear Alexander |
(POW 30may44) |
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Roy Williams Evans | (POW 14feb45) 6 (1 [?] w/121 sq) * |
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Selden Raymond Edner | (POW 8mar44) 5 (all w/121sq.) * |
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"Barry" Jackson Barrett Mahon |
(POW 19aug42, Dieppe) |
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71 Squadron Links |
121 Squadron Links |
133 Squadron Links |
Cool Related Sites
| 4th FG | |
| Hawks Nest | |
| Chapter 1 Eagle Sq | |
| eaglesquadrons.com | |
