Some inaccuracies

Rating: Null/10 (27 June 2005)

Also, no US soldier would go to Britain to join the Royal Air Force. The US Army Air Force had a unit (the Flying Tigers) in Britain helping out the RAF, but no US soldier would actually leave his unit to join another country's military (regardless of allies). It would mean a total US military discharge AND rejecting US citizenship. Ben Affleck's character could not have done that, especially when he was not a British citizen.
Formerly posted by "Jen" if i remember right. The Flying Tigers were in China and, yes there were American pilots in the UK. They were part of a squadron named the "Eagle Squadron" and allowed US pilots to fight in the war, when the United states was not actively involved in WWII.