World war 2 : Indian pilots arriving in the UK

 

World war 2 : Indian pilots arriving in the UK

During the Battle of Britain of World War Two, the British government and military forces realised that the Royal Air Force (RAF) would need considerably more support. In October 1940, a newspaper article declared that, among other nations, India was sending pilots to Britain. 

This photograph shows just a few of the 26 Indian pilots who arrived in London a couple of days later. 

Among the men was Mahindra Singh Pujji, a fighter pilot who won the Distinguished Flying Cross for his missions in three theatres of war across Europe, North Africa and Burma.