Danish WW2 Pilots
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    Britain's Victory, Denmark's Freedom. Danish Volunteers in Allied Air Forces during the Second World War
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    Danish WW2 Pilots

Kell Antoft

Kell Antoft is one of two brothers joining the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. He survives the war.

Carl Frederick Christensen

Pfc Carl Frederick Christensen served in the USAAF in North Africa during the Second World War. Born in Denmark in 1920, he emigrated to the United States in 1928.

Distinguishing Shoulder Title

From early on the Danish volunteers in the RAF wanted to distinguish themselves as Danes in Allied service. One way of doing that was to wear a nationality shoulder title on the uniform.

Danes in the RCAF Women’s Division

Three Danish women served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. The Canadian Women’s Auxiliary Air Force was created in mid-1941 and became the Women’s Division, an integral part of RCAF, in 1942.