75 years ago Britain along with allies from across the world made sure I can sit in my garden today eating scones and sandwiches, free from the threat of tyranny and oppression because of my nationality, race, colour, creed or sexuality.

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75 years ago Britain along with allies from across the world made sure I can sit in my garden today eating scones and sandwiches, free from the threat of tyranny and oppression because of my nationality, race, colour, creed or sexuality.

Of the pilots that flew at least one sortie, there were:

2,353 Brits
145 Poles
127 New Zealanders
112 Canadians
88 Czechoslovaks
10 Irish
32 Australians
28 Belgians
25 South Africans
13 French
9 Americans
3 Southern Rhodesians (Zimbabwe)
1 Barbadian, 1 Newfoundlander, 1 Jamaican

They formed 66 squadrons, with the highest kill rate going to the No 303 Squadron, one of the 16 Polish squadrons supplied by the Polish Government in exile.

"Had it not been for the magnificent material contributed by the Polish squadrons and their unsurpassed gallantry," wrote Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, head of RAF Fighter Command, "I hesitate to say that the outcome of the Battle (of Britain) would have been the same."

I'm not sure how free of prejudice all of those pilots would be today in Britain.

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75 years ago Britain along with allies from across the world made sure I can sit in my garden today eating scones and sandwiches, free from the threat of tyranny and oppression because of my nationality, race, colour, creed or sexuality.

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