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When WWII started some American volunteers enlisted with the RAF. They were named the No. 71 “Eagle Squadron”. Bill Dunn was a member and on August 27, 1941 was escorting Blenheims. During the mission Dunn shot down two Me-109’s but was hit several times. Dunn got the crippled aircraft back to base before passing out. When he awoke he found he had lost the front portion of one foot; 2 machine gun bullets in his leg while another creased the back of his head. This ended Dunn’s career with the “Eagle Squadron” and a score of 5 ½ victories. He returned to the US as a pilot trainer but on D-Day returned to England with the 406th FG and scored 3 more victories.