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Nieuwe Niedorp – Excavation Completed

Posted on 18 June 2021 by fcafa

Nieuwe Niedorp – Výkopové práce ukončeny Started on 25 May, the excavation of 311 (Czechoslovak) Sqn Wellington KX-T, T2990 was completed yesterday (17 June), after nearly four weeks and earlier than the original expectation of mid July. Včera (17. června), … Continue reading →

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Hurricane JX-E arrives at Tocna

Posted on 14 June 2021 by fcafa

Video’s curtesy of Hanka Moravcová Videa pořízená Hanou Moravcovou Hurricane JX-E in the livery when flown by Karel Kuttelwascher, the most successful WW2 Czechoslovak fighter pilot arrives this afternoon to Točná airfield, near Prague, Czech Republic. Hurricane JX-E v barvách, … Continue reading →

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Slovak Ambassador visits Battle of Britain Kent.

Posted on 11 June 2021 by fcafa

Veľvyslanec SR v Británii navštívil Múzeum Boja o Britániu v Kente On 10 June, H.E.Róbert Ondrejcsák and Col Vladimír Stolárik, Defence Attaché from the Slovak Embassy, London came the Kent Battle of Britain Museum, Hawkinge and The National Battle of … Continue reading →

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Re-czeching the Czech Battle of Britain connection

Posted on 9 June 2021 by fcafa

Oživení české účasti v Bitvě o Británii On 8 June, Col Jiří Niedoba, Czech Defence Attaché, in his final few days in the UK before returning to the Czech Republic and retiring from the Czech Army, revisited Battle of Britain … Continue reading →

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Nieuwe Niedorp – 03.06.2021.

Posted on 4 June 2021 by fcafa

During late May 2021, the recovery of 311 Sqn Wellington T2990 started, nearly 80 years since it had crashed at Nieuwe Niedorp on 23 June 1941. Na konci května 2021 bylo zahájeno vyzvedávání trosek bombardéru Vickers Wellington 1c T2990 patřící … Continue reading →

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Nieuwe Niedorp

Posted on 3 June 2021 by fcafa

This afternoon’s speech by Rian van Dam, Mayor of Nieuwe Niedorp, at the Press Conference about the Wellington T2990 crash site excavation. _______________________________________________________________ Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the municipality of Hollands Kroon I would like to welcome you … Continue reading →

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Vetrny Jenikov – 04.06.2021.

Posted on 31 May 2021 by fcafa
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Allied Aircrew Memorial in Guernsey 8 May 2021

Posted on 26 May 2021 by fcafa

Pomník spojeneckých letců na Guernsey 8. května 2021 Liberation Day in the Czech Republic is the national holiday commemorating the liberation of Czechoslovakia by Allied Forces on the 8th of May 1945 following six years of occupation by German forces. … Continue reading →

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Thank you Milena

Posted on 23 May 2021 by fcafa

Děkujeme, Mileno Whilst on a visit to Poland, in 2019, for the 75th anniversary of the Great Escape, from Stalag Luft III Prisoner of War camp at Żagań, Milena Kolaříková BEM, also visited the CWGC (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) Section … Continue reading →

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8 May 2021 – Not just Runnymede

Posted on 16 May 2021 by fcafa

8. květen 2021 – Nejen Runnymede On the 76th Anniversary of VE Day, in addition to remembering the 149 fallen Czechoslovak RAF airmen who are named at the Air Forces Memorial, at Runnymede, the Free Czechoslovak Air Force Associates ltd … Continue reading →

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