Category Archives: 68 Sqd

Mosquito aircraft of 68 Sqn

Posted on 28 March 2013 by

Listing of Mosquito aircraft operated by 68 Squadron RAF and flown by Czech aircrew during WW2. Squadron code letters ‘WM’ Abbreviations in use: ATA Air Transport Auxiliary Del. Delivered FP. Ferry Pool Flt. Flight MTO Motor Transport Officer OTU Operational … Continue reading →

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The Bata RAF Airmen

Posted on 1 March 2013 by

Baťovi letci RAF by John Nash / od Johna Nashe This article is about Dr. Jan Antonín Baťa’s masterful efforts to defend Czechoslovakia before and during the Second World War by planning, financing and organizing a force of heroic Czechoslovak … Continue reading →

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Beaufighter aircraft of 68 Sqn

Posted on 7 February 2013 by

Listing of Beaufighter aircraft operated by 68 Squadron RAF and flown by Czech aircrew during WW2. Squadron code letters ‘WM’ Abbreviations in use: ATA Air Transport Auxiliary Del. Delivered FP. Ferry Pool Flt. Flight MTO Motor Transport Officer OTU Operational … Continue reading →

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Lotnicy Czechoslowaccy Walczacy z Niemcami w Polsce w 1939 Roku

Posted on 28 October 2012 by

. . LOTNICY CZECHOSŁOWACCY WALCZĄCY Z NIEMCAMI W POLSCE W 1939 ROKU. by Henryk Józef Łusiewicz   . . . . An account of the Czechoslovak airmen who escaped from their homeland in 1939, to Poland, after the German occupation … Continue reading →

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Memorial Plaque unveiling Ceremony – Prostejov

Posted on 4 October 2012 by

. Na Den české státnosti, 28. září se před 11 hodinou dopolední na městském hřbitově v Prostějově shromáždilo asi 80 až 100 lidí na odhalení pamětní desky rekonstruovaného památníku v němž je uložena prsť z 156 hrobů československých zahraničních letců … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Men

Posted on 9 July 2012 by

. A Czech documentary giving first hand accounts about Czechoslovak airmen who had flown in the RAF in WW2 who were persecuted by the Communist Czechoslovak authorities after they came to power in Czechoslovakia in February 1948. In English and … Continue reading →

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Prague Olsany Ceremony 2012

Posted on 20 May 2012 by

. On the 67th Anniversary of the end of World War II, Czechoslovak airmen who died whilst serving in the RAF in World War II were remembered at a Ceremony held, on 7 May 2012, at the Airman’s Memorial at … Continue reading →

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Why and How

Posted on 25 February 2012 by

. . Wing Commander Vladimír Nedvěd MBE, DFC, CMC, TGM, RAF (Ret), Maj. General Czechoslovak Air Force (Ret) was Commanding Officer of 311 Sqn from 21 August 1943 to 3 February 1944. Pplk RAF v.v. Vladimír Nedvěd – vyznamenání: Člen … Continue reading →

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Czechoslovak Airmen’s Memorial, Prague

Posted on 15 February 2012 by

. The Memorial commemorates Czechoslovak airmen who were killed during World War 2. They are interred at numerous cemeteries in Britain, Europe, Russia or elsewhere in the world. Those with no known graves are commemorated on memorials at Runnymede, Ottawa … Continue reading →

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Remembering their 100th – 2012

Posted on 9 February 2012 by

. Czechoslovak RAF pilots who would celebrate their 100th birthday in 2012 January 5th Chábera František F/Lt 312 Sqn pilot . . * 05/01/12, Lansberg, Germany † 21/10/99, Litoměřice February 12th Dvořák Bedřich P/O 312 Sqn pilot . . * … Continue reading →

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