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The WW2 Podcast

159 - The Aztec Eagles

The WW2 Podcast

Angus Wallace

Society & Culture, History

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

When we think of the allied war effort it is all too easy to overlook some of the junior partners. In this episode, we are going to be looking at Mexico's commitment to the Second World War. The Mexican Expeditionary Airforce would serve in the Philippines as the 201st Fighter Squadron known as the 'Aztec Eagles'.

I'm Joined by Walter Zapotoczny whose new book is The Aztec Eagles: The Forgotten Allies of the Second World War.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

It's a great air race of yesterday and last night only a few hours passed, it is reported

0:06.9

this morning that German bombers and flighting planes are again over Southeast British Coastal

0:10.8

Tower.

0:11.8

I'm not good at getting up early, really early.

0:15.6

I mean, and even in summer, the really early morning air at 4 a.m. is chilly, but this

0:21.6

has compensations.

0:23.9

For after you've overcome the revulsion of getting out of a warm bed, there is something

0:29.4

exhilarating and thrilling at that hour of the morning, especially when there is the

0:34.8

prospect of a flying trip ahead.

0:38.0

As a rule, it's a good thing to have a cup of tea, or something hot and a biscuit.

0:43.7

It helps towards waking you up.

0:47.0

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0:52.4

World War.

0:54.0

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1:00.4

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1:06.0

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1:21.2

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1:22.8

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1:28.2

Hello and welcome to the World War II podcast, I'm Angus Wallace.

1:34.3

When we think of the Allied War effort, it is all too easy to overlook some of the junior

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