HC Deb 01 October 1941 vol 374 cc559-60
19. Mr. Garro Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can make any announcement on the subject of Royal Air Force units serving with the Soviet Union; and, in particular, to what extent they have been placed under the Russian Command?

Sir A. Sinclair

A wing of the Royal Air Force has been operating in Russia for several weeks, and up to Saturday last had destroyed 12 enemy aircraft, with the loss of only one of our fighters. The force is operating under the general command of the Commander of the Russian Air Forces on the Northern Front.