Twenty thousand Australians served in Bomber Command (of whom 3500 died in action) in World War 2. For more information go to Google and type in "Australians in RAF Bomber Command" -- there are many websites giving as much information as you could wish for on all aspects of their service.
Europe
There were thousands of airmen of both sides shot down in Europe in WW2.
- as troops in north Africa and Europe. - as airmen and seamen. - as soldiers fighting the Japanese. - as Japanese prisoners-of-war.
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The Tuskegee airmen were at the opposite end of Europe, almost 2,000 miles from Normandy.
The Airmen of Note was created in 1950.
The tuskegee airmen are in there 80's and 90s
After Great Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, Australia raised a volunteer force, the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF), and sent the 6th, 7th and 9th Divisions of the AIF overseas to support Britain. Despite long-held fears that Japan would enter the war on the side of the Germans, the Australian government also sent Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircrews and a number of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships to fight for Britain. During the years 1939-1941, Australian soldiers, sailors and airmen fought the Germans, Italians and Vichy French in Europe, Egypt, Libya, Syria, the Lebanon, Greece, Crete and the Mediterranean.
Oh, dude, the collective noun for airmen is a "flight" of airmen. It's like a flock of birds, but with more planes and less tweeting. So, next time you see a group of airmen, you can be like, "Check out that flight over there!"
They got into riots and got to go to war thanks to Benjamin O.Davis who took command of the Tuskegee Airmen, (all black pilots).
They got into riots and got to go to war thanks to Benjamin O.Davis who took command of the Tuskegee Airmen, (all black pilots).
The Tuskegee Airmen ended as soon as WWII ended.