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Gejza Holoda

Posted on 27 November 2020 by fcafa

Gejza Holoda narodil se 12. října 1918 ve Velkém Peseku na jihu Slovenska, v listopadu 1938 po Vídeňské arbitráži připadlo toto území Maďarsku. 8. března 1940 odešel do československé zahraniční armády, jeho cesta vedla přes Bělehrad, Řecko, Turecko a Bejrút. … Continue reading →

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My Brother Josef

Posted on 19 November 2020 by fcafa

An interview, in September 1986, by Jindřich Prokop, with Agnes Františková, the elder sister of Josef František, about her brother, the Battle of Britain Ace. Rozhovor vedl v září roku 1986 Jindřich Prokop s Anežkou Františkovou, starší sestrou Josefa Františka, … Continue reading →

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Remembrance 11.11.2020.

Posted on 12 November 2020 by fcafa

The fallen Czechoslovak RAF airmen remembered for Armistice Day 11.11.2020. Padlí českoslovenští letci, příslušníci RAF, byli připomenuti na Den válečných veteránů, 11.listopadu 2020. Nassau, Bahamas.

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Remembrance 2020

Posted on 7 November 2020 by fcafa
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Osudy ceskoslovenskych Spitfiru

Posted on 5 November 2020 by fcafa

Osudy československých Spitfirů Vydáno u příležitosti 75. výročí příletu československých stíhacích perutí z Velké Británie do vlasti Issued on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the arrival of Czechoslovak fighter squadrons from Great Britain to their homeland. od / … Continue reading →

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Slovak Embassy Battle of Britain Remembrance visit

Posted on 1 November 2020 by fcafa

On Friday 30th October 2020, Ambassador HE Ľubomír Rehák, and Col. Vladimír Stolárik, the new Defence Attaché at the Slovak Embassy came to Kent to visit two significant Battle of Britain locations. The Kent Battle of Britain Museum: First stop … Continue reading →

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28 October 2020 – Runnymede

Posted on 30 October 2020 by fcafa

To commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the State of the Czechoslovak Republic on 28 October 1918, the 149 Czechoslovak airmen who are commemorated at the Air Forces Memorial at Runnymede were remembered. Ve středu 28. října jsme … Continue reading →

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Emil Fechtner – 29.10.1940.

Posted on 29 October 2020 by fcafa

An English/Czech biography for him is here Jeho českou a anglickou biografii najdete zde.

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Vilem Goth – 25.10.1940.

Posted on 25 October 2020 by fcafa

An English/Czech biography for him is here. Jeho českou a anglickou biografii najdete zde.

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Raimund Puda – One of the Few

Posted on 17 October 2020 by fcafa

Raimund PŮDA …………….* 18.08.1912., Brník, Kolín, Czechoslovakia. …………….† 17.03.2002., Henly-on-Thames, UK. Pre WW2 Před 2. svět. válkou Raimund Půda was born on 18 August 1912 at Brník, near Kolín. He was the only son of Jan, a forester, and Františka. … Continue reading →

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