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

Hans Eigil Heyman

Hans Eigil Heyman was born in Copenhagen, but moved to England at an early age. He volunteered for the Royal Air Force in 1943 and was trained as pilot.

Preben Antonsen

Preben Antonsen was one of the Danish, who volunteered for the Royal Air Force. A cook in the Danish Club in Knightsbridge, London, before the war, he is presumed to have served as a cook.

Royal Air Force Exhibition in Copenhagen

On 30 June 1945, the Royal Air Force exhibition in Copenhagen officially opened. The exhibition was hosted by the department store Magasin du Nord on Kongens Nytorv in central Copenhagen. Danish Fg Off. Jørgen T. Bruun returned to Denmark from India to take part in the running of the exhibition.

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.