Talk:Eagle Squadrons

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[edit] half a plane?

"in September 1942, they claimed to have destroyed 73½ German planes while 77 American and 5 British members were killed."

I'm very curious to know how one destroys half an aircraft. "Destroy" is such an absolute: either it was destroyed or it wasn't. 80.176.236.203 13:20, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

It was a shared kill with a pilot from another squadron Harryurz 00:59, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] revision

The Mexican Air Force units, which were the "Aztec Eagles", have their own article already existing. The term "Eagle squadrons" is not synonomous with or generic for "foreign nationals flying in another nation's air force", and even if it were, although attached to a US unit, the EAP 201 were part of their own air force, not the USAAF.--Buckboard 10:00, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Quote; "The Eagle Squadrons were fighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force formed during World War II with volunteer pilots from the United States, similar to the model set by the Polish 303 Squadron." This is somewhat misleading, as Polish squadrons were formed from already serving military personnel (ie Polish air Force) from an Allied combatent, whereas Eagle squadrons were formed from civilian volunteers from a (then) neutral country. if no-one objects, this needs to be re-worded Harryurz 18:55, 26 July 2007 (UTC)