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* ''Dark Blue World'' is a Czech-made film about pilots who enlisted in the British Royal Air Force after Czechoslovakia was conquered by Nazi Germany.
* For some reason ''Pearl Harbor'' has a scene with Ben Affleck flying a Spitfire for the RAF in the Battle of Britain, probably to explain how the British were able to hold off the Luftwaffe. He's ostensibly a member of the actual Eagle Squadron, but the codes on the side of his airplane are (confusingly) those of 303 Squadron—which was one of the famous all-Polish units! Was Affleck actually meant to be Polish?
** Well, judging by the fact that they had him transfer there from the US Army Air Force while the US was still neutral, I don't think they were even trying. For contrast, during the Battle of Britain, Americans who wished to fight for Britain had to give up their citizenship and swear an oath of loyalty to the king. It wasn't until after the battle was over that American citizens could fight for Britain while retaining their citizenship, but even in 1941, a year after the
* ''[[Flyboys]]'' about the Lafyette Escadrille in [[World War I]].
* ''[[The Great Escape]]'' has Hendley, who's a still member of the [[Trope Namer]] since he was shot down before Pearl Harbor and so hasn't been transferred to the USAF. Amusingly, as he's [[The Scrounger]], his RAF uniform is in better condition than the actual British characters'.
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