British and Commonwealth (or other allies) ratios

[Martin Giles]

I don't think the figures are misleading. If you read the operational record books for each unit they nearly always set out the airforce the person belonged to even if the squadron was nominally "British", same as for Australian, Canadian etc sqns. Therefore the totals are real, except for the relatively few men from the Dominions that joined the pre-war RAF, rather than their home airforce

If the figures were based on the origin of the squadron then they would look something different