Karel Körber – One of the Few
* 26.10.1917, Pécs. † 03.05.1943, sea off Guernsey, Channel Islands. Pre WW2: Karel Körber was born on 26 October 1917 at Pécs, an ancient city some 170km south-west of Budapest. […]
Brookwood – 22.05.2025.
A delegation from the Slovak Ministry of Defence visited Brookwood on 22 May 2025 to commemorate the fallen Czechoslovak airmen of WW2. The delegation was led by by Martin Vojtašovič, […]
Remembered the Czechoslovaks at Runnymede
To commorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day the Free Czechoslovak Air Force Associates ltd [FCAFA] team held a private wreath laying event at the Air Forces Memorial, at Runnymede. […]
Josef Kopřiva – One of the Few
* 09.08.1912, Vlkaneč. † 23.06.1976, Darvel, UK. Pre WW2: Josef Kopřiva was born on 9 August 1912 in Vlkaneč, a village in the Kutná Hora region of Czechoslovakia, some 75 […]
Erding Hijack – 75th Anniversary
More information on this escape here and here
František Burda – One of the Few
* 21.01.1915, Osičky. † 23.02.1988, Brno. Pre WW2: František Burda was born in Osičky, a small village near Hradec Králové and Parducice, Czechoslovakia, on 21 January 1915. He was the […]
František Hradil – One of the Few
* 21.09.1912, Těšetice. † 05.11.1940, Thames Estuary, UK. Early Days: František Jan Hradil was born on 21 September 1912 in Těšetice, in the Olomouc district. At that time this area […]
