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Re: RAF & American pilots against the V-1
Amongst those pilots who shot down 5 or more V1s, were members of 418 RCAF, 486 RNZAF, and 456 RAAF squadrons.
And I'm not sure what you mean by "status". If you mean political, then no, because both the the Czech and French governments in exile were recognised as de facto heads of their armed forces, and in return they both acknowledged that the RAF had operational control of those pilots and squadrons. The same for Poland.
As for the commonwealth nations - apart from the Indian Air Force, they had even greater control over their forces, but still negotiated their activities within the stategic and tactical demands of the relevant RAF commands and theatres.
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