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Old 7th December 2005, 19:50
Franz von Werra Franz von Werra is offline
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Re: Jewish airmen in WWII

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Originally Posted by Brian
Hi Franz

May I correct one or two statements - Ezer Weizmann was a former president of Israel. He did not serve in the Battle of Britain but towards the end of the war, as did Aaron Remez, the first commander of the Israeli Air Force, and many others from those early days. As for George Goodman, he was born in Palestine, as it was then, so strictly-speaking was Palestinian.

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Brian
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