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World’s First Triple Aircraft Hijack – 73rd Anniversary

Posted on 24 March 2023 by fcafa

První trojitý únos letadel na světě – 73. výročí The most spectacular and largest escape from Communist Czechoslovakia took place on 24 March 1950. Early that morning three České Aerolinie [ČSA] Dakota DC3 passenger aircraft were hijacked in a pre-planned … Continue reading →

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Liberec – 30.03.2023.

Posted on 18 March 2023 by fcafa
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Oldrich Kestler – 17.03.2023.

Posted on 9 March 2023 by fcafa
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3rd Český čtyřlístek plaque unveiled

Posted on 5 March 2023 by fcafa

3. odhalena pamětní deska Českého čtyřlístku The third memorial plaque for the Český čtyřlístek’ – the Czech four leaf clover – was unveiled on 4 March 2023 at Valašské Klobouky, the hometown of Josef Balejka. Třetí pamětní deska “Českého čtyřlístku” … Continue reading →

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2023 Donation Appeal

Posted on 19 February 2023 by fcafa

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED PLEASE. POTŘEBUJEME VAŠI POMOC PROSÍM. FCAFA, The Free Czechoslovak Air Force Associates Ltd was founded in May 2010, and through our online resource – http://www.fcafa.com – we provide information about the Czechoslovak men and women who … Continue reading →

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Valašské Klobouky – 04.03.2023

Posted on 11 February 2023 by fcafa
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Pametni deska Pavlu Svobodovi

Posted on 5 February 2023 by fcafa

Vážení návštěvníci této stránky, chtěli bychom Vás tu průběžně informovat o stavu příprav instalace pamětní desky. Dear visitors to our page. We aim to keep you informed about the work in progress to install this memorial plaque. Ve spolupráci s … Continue reading →

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Miles Magister

Posted on 27 January 2023 by fcafa

History: Following the success of the civilian Miles M2 Hawk Trainer as an elementary trainer in the mid-1930s, the first low-wing monoplane to be adopted as a trainer by the Royal Air Force, the company’s management decided to further develop … Continue reading →

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Tiger Moths Used by Czechoslovak Airmen

Posted on 19 January 2023 by fcafa

During WW2, for many new Czechoslovak airmen, their first encounter with the de-Havilland Tiger Moth was for their initial training aircraft at a Elementary Service Flying Training School after their selection for pilot training. These aircraft were often was also … Continue reading →

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Escapes of Karel Stastny

Posted on 11 January 2023 by fcafa

Karel Šťastný was a 311 (Czechoslovak) Sqn pilot who was born at Hošťálková, Czechoslovakia on 3 August 1918. Pre-WW2 he was a pilot, at the rank of Kapitan, in the Czechoslovak Air Force. When the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia, on 15 … Continue reading →

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