I suspect it was a "In Time of War"-thing.
the Americans that came over were all recruited in Canada (I just read about
it in Harold Buell's Dauntless Helldivers), and it was all a somewhat shady
deal legally, from what I gather.

RAF was *really* short of pilots then, and not too picky regarding
citizenship.

/Morten

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"Thomas Schoene"
No.

http://www.rafcareers.com/thebigpicture/eligibility.cfm

"2. To join the Royal Air Force you must at all times since birth have
been
a citizen of the UK, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. "

When did this change take place? During WWII I'm sure some Yanks must
have enlisted in the RAF before the U.S. entered the war. 303 RAF
Squadron
was manned by Poles. A lot of Americans came up to Canada and joined the
RCAF. The reverse was true during the Vietnam war. Many Canadians
enlisted
in the U.S. forces.