Czechoslovak RAF pilots who would celebrate their 100th birthday in 2011
January
1st | Prchal | Eduard | F/Lt | 310 | pilot |
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* 01/01/11, Dolní Břežany, nr Prague
† 04/12/84, California, USA
22nd | Klán | Jan | S/Ldr | 312 | pilot |
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* 22/01/11, Německý Brod
† 10/12/86, Arizona USA
February
10th | Vopálecký | Josef | F/Lt | 68 | pilot |
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* 10/02/11, Prague
† 07/05/95, Prague
19th | Vancl | František DFC | S/Ldr | 312 | pilot |
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* 22/01/11, Košťálov, Semil
† 07/07/74, USA
March
6th | Kruml | Tomáš | S/Ldr | 312 | pilot |
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* 06/03/11, Holásky, Brno
+ 28/01/94, Brno
10th | Kloboučník | Josef | F/O | 68 | pilot |
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* 10/03/11, Vienna, Austria
† 22/10/41, Wellington, UK
4th | Štusák | Miloslav | F/Lt | 313 | pilot |
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* 14/03/11, Česká Třebová, Ústí nad Orlicí
† 27/02/43, Brest, France
23rd | Čermák | Jan | W/Cdr | 312 | pilot |
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* 23/03/11, Svatý Jan nad Malší, Česke Budějovice
† 22/10/41, Brno
April
8th | Peřina | František | F/Lt | 312 | pilot |
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* 08/04/11, Morkůvk, Břeclav
† 06/05/06, Prague
May
14th | Kubizňák | Antonín | P/O | 311 | pilot |
* 14/05/11, Dašice, Pardubice
† 15/01/41, North Sea
June
18th | Hanzlíček | Otto | Sgt | 312 | pilot |
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* 18/06/11, Ústí nad Labem
† 10/10/40, Ellesmere Point, UK
18th | Štěpánek | Miloslav | F/Lt | HQ | pilot |
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* 18/06/11, Rokytnice nad Jizerou, Semil
† 24/09/78
July
14th | Liška | Antonín | S/Ldr | 312 | pilot |
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* 14/07/11, Hromnice. Plzen
† 03/12/98, Plzeň
August
12th | Kopecký | Miroslav | F/Lt | 310 | pilot |
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* 12/08/11, Hrejkovice, Milevska
† 19/08/83, Zimbabwe
23rd | Kostohryz | Jan DSO | W/Cdr | 311 | pilot |
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* 23/08/11, Prague
† 27/11/78, Czechoslovakia
September
13th | Hanuš | Josef J. DFC | W/Cdr | 310 | pilot |
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* 13/09/11, Dolní Štěpanic, Jilemnice
† 31/04/92, Langford, UK
23rd | Budil | Bohuslav | F/Lt | 312 | pilot |
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* 23/09/11, Brno
† 11/02/90, Belgium
29th | Vybíral | Tomáš, DSO, DFC | W/Cdr | 312 | pilot |
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* 29/09/11, Moravský Písek, Hodonína
† 21/02/81, UK
30th | Körper | Rudolf | F/O | 311 | pilot |
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* 30/09/11, Plzen
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October
8th | Šlouf | Václav DFC | S/Ldr | 312 | pilot |
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* 08/10/11, Dvorec u Nepomuku
† 13/04/76, Weston Super Mare, UK
18th | Petr | Miloslav | W/O | 310 | pilot |
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* 18/10/11, Plzen
† 29/01/43, Morlaix, France
28th | Rejthar | Stanislav | F/Lt | 313 | pilot |
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* 28/10/11, Kuroslepy, Náměště nad Oslavou
† 20/11/77, Prague
November
24th | Sýkora | František DFC | S/Ldr | 68 | pilot |
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* 08/10/11, Jaroměř, Náchoda
† 24/12/77, Czechoslovakia
December
21st | Gutvald | Josef | Sgt | 313 | pilot |
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* 21/12/11, Třešť
† 27/05/41, Uckerby, Scorton, Yorkshire, UK
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Article courtesy of Joe, Czech Spitfire Club, www.czechspitfireclub.cz
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Just found this website. My father was Jan Klan, aka John Kent, posthumously promoted to full Colonel in the Czech Airforce. Flew in the French Armee de L’Air, Royal Air Force, and Russian Air Force in WWII.
Kudos to my father – I miss him