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Originally Posted by Jim in Idaho
The famous Brazilian Samba Squads. The Germans always knew when they faced the Brazilians due to the distinctive sound of the Brazilian Model 27 machine gun - boom chicka boom, chicka boom boom boom.
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Originally Posted by idahoguy101
IIRC the Mexican AF were primarily for CAS and bombing Japanese in the Phillipines. The Army held out there until their Emperor ordered the surrender.
I have read that Mexican P-47s also did raids onto what is now Taiwan.
Escuadron 201 the Aztec Eagles.
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Might have bombed the base I was at on Taiwan. It was just a dirt strip, but had been a Japanese airfield.
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The Mexicans didn't have many fond memories of training in Texas. They said that they were treated like Black people were back then
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