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Peter Bach
Peter Bach volunteered for the Norwegian Air Force in Little Norway in Canada in late 1942. He served in the Service Police until the camp closed in early 1945.
Peter Bach volunteered for the Norwegian Air Force in Little Norway in Canada in late 1942. He served in the Service Police until the camp closed in early 1945.
LACW Joan Ingeborg Bostrøm was one the Danish women who volunteered for the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War. She was also one of two siblings to volunteer for service in the Royal Air Force.
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.
The Free Danes in London dreamed of establishing a Danish Spitfire Squadron. In 1941-1942, funds were collected in Danish communities all around the world for the Danish Spitfire Fund. This article tells the story of the Danish Spitfires.