military aviators were interned by the Irish government during the war. Wolfe spent two years in the camp, before he was able to return to active service as a fighter pilot (by which time both he and his squadron had been officially transferred to the United States Army Air Forces). On 28 June 2011, Wolfe's Spitfire was recovered by a team led by aviation historian Johnny McNee. The recovery was filmed for documentary purposes by the BBC. Aircraft operated 1918 - Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2b 1941 - Hawker Hurricane IIB 1941 - Supermarine Spitfire IIB 1942 - Supermarine Spitfire VA and VB 1942 - Supermarine Spitfire IX Fiction In the 2005 episode of Doctor Who "The Empty Child", Jack Harkness, from the 51st century, poses as a volunteer in the squadron during 1941. References Notes Bibliography Caine, Philip D. American Pilots in the RAF: The WWII Eagle Squadrons. Brassey's, 1993. . Childers, James Saxon. War Eagles: The Story of the Eagle Squadron. Windmill Press, 1943. Republished by Eagle Publishing in 1983, . Same as the 1943 edition, except it has an epilogue of the members in 1982. Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. . Haughland, Vern. The Eagle Squadrons: Yanks in the RAF, 1940-1942. Ziff-Davis Flying Books, 1979. Republished by TAB Books in 1992, , with all the photos different from the 1st edition. Haughland, Vern. The Eagles' War: The Saga of the Eagle Squadron Pilots, 1940-1945. Jason Aronson, Inc., 1982. . Republished by TAB Books in 1992, , with all the photos different from the 1st edition. Holmes, Tony. American Eagles: American Volunteers in the R.A.F., 1937-1943. Classic Publications, 2001. . Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, A Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1998 (Second edition 2001). . Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (new edition 1976, reprinted 1978). . External links 133 Squadron history RAF Eagle Squadron (historic video) 4th Fighter Group WWII Official WWII Association Website Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons Royal Flying Corps squadrons Military units and formations established in 1918 1918 establishments in the United Kingdom Eagle Squadrons