In September 1942, after General de Gaulle agreed to send French pilots to fight alongside the Red Air Force against the Germans on the Eastern Front, the 3rd Fighter Group "Normandie" was created. The group became the most highly decorated fighter unit ever to fly for France, and the second highest scoring fighter air group of the Soviet Air Force.
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In September 1942, after General de Gaulle agreed to send French pilots to fight alongside the Red Air Force against the Germans on the Eastern Front, the 3rd Fighter Group "Normandie" was created. The group became the most highly decorated fighter unit ever to fly for France, and the second highest scoring fighter air group of the Soviet Air Force.
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