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Re: А можно...
From the very beginning of the war, the Royal Air Force accepted foreign pilots to supplement the dwindling pool of British pilots. On 11 June 1940 the Polish Government in Exile signed an agreement with the British Government to form a Polish Army in Britain and, specifically, a Polish Air Force. The first two (of an eventual ten) Polish fighter squadrons went into action in August 1940. In total 4 Polish squadrons took part in the battle (300 and 301 Bomber Squadrons; 302 and 303 Fighter Squadrons) with 89 Polish pilots. Together with more than 50 Poles fighting in British squadrons, a total of 145 Polish pilots defended the British sky. Polish pilots were among the most experienced in the battle, most of them having already fought in the September Campaign in Poland and the Battle of France. One must also point out the very high level of pilot training in the pre-war Poland. 303 Squadron, named after the Polish-American hero General Tadeusz Kosciuszko, achieved the highest number of kills (273) of all the fighter squadrons engaged in the Battle of Britain, even though it only joined the combat on August 30.
To put things in perspective, 5% of pilots were responsible for 12% of the total scores of the Battle.
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Battle_of_Britain
Поляки составляли 5% от общего числа пилотов РАФ, сбили 12% от общего к-ва сбитых самолётов Люфтваффе. 303 эскадрилья им Косьцюшко (укомплектованная поляками) имела лучший счёт сбитых врагов среди эскадрилий РАФ.