In the skies above the isle
Aces In Exile prevail!
From near and far they arrived
join the force
Ready to serve the Allied command
Sent in the training,
though they already earned their wings
They were ready to fly
they were fit for the fight
Once in the air the battle began
They had proven their worth now
they fight for revenge
Fighter pilots in exile fly for foreign land
Let the story be heard
tell of 303 Fighter pilots of Poland in the battle of Britain
Guarding the skies of the isle
Even at night shadows cover the ground
Fighting goes on from dusk till dawn
We fall on the Reich with the claws of the eagle!
They were Ready to fight,
they were ready to die
Up in the air,
the battle goes on
They had proven their worth
now they have their revenge
Fighter pilots in exile
fly for foreign land
Tell the story again to the 310 Men of Czechoslovakia in the battle of Britain
Guarding the skies of the isle
Over the battlefield brave man long way from home
You are the chosen ones sent to the sky to die
Over the battlefield brave man long way from home
You are the chosen ones sent to the sky to die
Oh fly
it echoes in history
Turning the tides in the heavens above
Fighter pilots in exile
fly for foreign land
When the battle’s been won trouble 401 Fighter pilots of Canada in the battle of Britain
Guarding the skies of the isle
On wings of history
they turn from home to live eternally
sky bound they roam
In all of history,
never before Was more owed to so few
Fighter pilot in exile!
((History
Non-British personnel was included in the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm before the beginning of World War Two and many of them served in the battle of Britain in 1940. Many were volunteers from the British Empire and refugees and exiles from German-occupied Europe.
Pilots from Poland, New Zealand, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Australia, South Africa, France, Ireland, United States of America, Southern Rhodesia, Jamaica, Barbados, Newfoundland and Northern Rhodesia fought alongside British Pilots to defend Britain against the Luftwaffe in the end of June 1940. It is described as the first major campaign fought entirely by air forces.))
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Sabaton songs (lyrics)
Fanficlyrics to a few of my favorite sabaton songs and maybe a little history lesson on what the song is talking about :)
