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Sergeant Pilot John Joseph Mooney (L) of Long Island City with Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod of Blackstone, Massachusetts. Both are members of the Second Eagle Squadron, formed in the UK as part of the Royal Air Force's Fighter Command - Nov, 1941. Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS

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This is a photo of my mom's cousin, Robert "Bobo" Lewis Pewitt. He was a pilot in the American Eagle Squadron for the Royal Air Force in World War 2. He was flying his Spitfire over the English Channel during a mission and was shot down near Beachy Head.

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This pilot looks wistfully at the USAAF officer's overseas cap he will now be wearing instead of the RAF officer's service cap he was wearing until recently. He was a former member of one of the RAF's "Eagle Squadrons" which comprised of US volunteer pilots; Nos 71...121...133 Squadrons. However, on September 29th, 1942, the three "Eagle Squadrons" were officially transferred from the RAF to the US Eighth Air Force and thereafter became the 334th...335th...336th Fighter Squadrons. On his left breast are his USAAF pilot's silver wings...and on his right breast are embroidered RAF pilot's wings, a proud legacy of his previous service.

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There was one time when you were standing with the sun behind you. Your hair was on fire And I was burning,

too. I’ve never wanted anything like that in my life. ‘Flyboys’ by @gefionne

This one’s for you. It’s far from being as beautiful as I wanted it to be but their Hangar Meetings will forever make my stomach flip in a very good way.