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Wellington T2990 – Press release 

Posted on 12 January 2022 by fcafa

Wellington T2990 – Tisková zpráva In June 2021 the wreckage of Vickers Wellington T2990 of 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron, Royal Air Force was recovered from a meadow in the community of Hollands Kroon (the Netherlands). The recovery was part of the … Continue reading →

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Remembered – 2021

Posted on 8 January 2022 by fcafa

Vzpomněli jsme 2021 In 2021, our Free Czechoslovak Air Force Associates ltd volunteers instigated, or were represented, in the remembrance of Czechoslovak RAF men and women at these locations: V roce 2021 naši dobrovolníci z Free Czechoslovak Air Force Associates … Continue reading →

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Chichester Remembrance – Christmas 2021

Posted on 2 January 2022 by fcafa

Vzpomínka v Chichesteru, Vánoce 2021 The seven fallen WW2 Czechoslovak RAF airmen interred at CWGC Chichester Cemetery were not forgotten this Christmas when one of our FCAFA volunteers placed a remembrance candle by each of their graves. Sedm padlých československých … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas – Veselé Vánoce – 2021

Posted on 19 December 2021 by fcafa
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Brookwood Remembrance 11.12.21

Posted on 12 December 2021 by fcafa

Vzpomínka v Brookwoodu – 11. 12. 2021 On 11 December 2021, the Czechoslovak graves at Brookwood cemetery were again remembered for Christmas, in an informal, covid-19 compliant event. Dne 11. prosince 2021 se opět konala vánoční vzpomínka u československých hrobů … Continue reading →

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British Missions

Posted on 8 December 2021 by fcafa

British Missions Pilgrimages to Gravesites of Czechoslovak Soldiers by Libor Sečka Libor Sečka, Ambassadoe of the Czech Republic to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern (2016–2021), initiated a project called “Never Forgotten”, whose aim was to honour the … Continue reading →

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Britske etapy

Posted on 4 December 2021 by fcafa

Britské etapy Putování za hroby československých vojáků od Libor Sečka Libor Sečka, velvyslanec České republiky ve Velké Británii (2016–2021), inicioval projekt s názvem „Never Forgotten“ (Nezapomenutí), v jehož rámci se rozhodl uctít památku 309 československých vojáků, kteří zemřeli na území … Continue reading →

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New Czechoslovak items donated to the Kent BoB Museum

Posted on 28 November 2021 by fcafa

Nový československý přírůstek v Muzeu bitvy o Británii v Kentu Memorabilia of Czechoslovak Battle of Britain pilot Sgt Raimund Půda, have been donated this week to the Kent Battle of Britain Museum, at Hawkinge, Kent, by John and Janet Rogers. … Continue reading →

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Jaroslav Doktor

Posted on 20 November 2021 by fcafa

Jaroslav Doktor se narodil 20. listopadu 1909 v Německém (dnes Havlíčkově) Brodě. Rodina se později přestěhovala do České Třebové, kde dokončil měšťanskou školu. Poté 25. července 1925 nastoupil do učení na strojního zámečníka do továrny V. Ig. Stratílek ve Vysokém … Continue reading →

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SPIA Remember the fallen Czechoslovak RAF airmen

Posted on 17 November 2021 by fcafa

SPIA uctili památku Čechoslováků padlých v řadách RAF After a years absence due to Covid 19, it was pleasing to see that the SPIA Czechoslovak Legionnaires delegation, led by Tomáš Sláma, arrived back to the UK to participate in the … Continue reading →

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