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

Edith Wind Simonsen

Edith Wind Simonsen was one of the Danish volunteers in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. She enlisted in late 1941 or 1942 and ended service as Leading Aircraftwoman. Little is know of her service.

V1 Flying Bombs over London

Shortly after D-Day, the first V1 flying bombs hit London. Three Danish fighter pilots were involved in the fighter defence against the flying bombs in the summer of 1944.

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.