Frenchmen flying for the Soviets in WWII
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/air-force-obituaries/7882182/Marquis-de-Saint-Phalle.html
Interesting story. I was not aware of an organized French unit in the Russian air forces. I am still curious as to how/why the good Marquis de Saint Phalle got from Britian to the USSR; particularly since Britain needed as many pilots as it could get.
Interesting story. I was not aware of an organized French unit in the Russian air forces. I am still curious as to how/why the good Marquis de Saint Phalle got from Britian to the USSR; particularly since Britain needed as many pilots as it could get.
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