Category Archives: 311 Sqd

Bohumil Liska – Memorial Plaque unveiling

Posted on 31 May 2020 by

Odhalení pamětní desky Bohumilu Liškovi The unveiling of the Memorial Plaque for W/Cmdr Bohumill Liška, at his home at Lázně Bělohrad, in 2000. Odhalení pamětní desky W/Cmdr. Bohumilu Liškovi na jeho domě v Lázních Bělehrad v roce 2000. Video © … Continue reading →

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Zahranicni Armada 1939-1945: misto narozeni: politicky okres Nove Mesto na Morave

Posted on 25 May 2020 by

Zahraniční armáda 1939-1945 (místo narození: politický okres Nové Město na Moravě) od Jiří Plachý Kniha čtenáře seznamuje v patnácti kapitolách s dějinami druhého československého zahraničního odboje. Od tragických událostí března 1939, po nichž krátce začali nejrůznějšími nebezpečnými cestami za hranice … Continue reading →

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Runnymede 2020 Remembrance

Posted on 15 May 2020 by

VIRTUAL SERVICE OF COMMEMORATION AIR FORCES MEMORIAL, RUNNYMEDE Virtuální pietní akt RAF v Runnymede This virtual service is a unique collaboration between the Royal Air Force and the armed forces broadcaster (BFBS). The collective intention is to ensure that the … Continue reading →

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Brno – 1.10.2020. – 311 Sqn

Posted on 13 May 2020 by
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75th Anniversary of VE Day

Posted on 8 May 2020 by

75. výročí vítězství nad nacismem Remembering the Czechoslovak airmen who died in the fight for the liberation of their homeland during WW2. Připomínáme si československé letce, kteří padli v boji za svobodu své vlasti ve druhé světové válce.

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Harrowbeer and Talbenney

Posted on 26 April 2020 by

Vintage colour WW2 Czech documentary about Vzácný barevný dokument ze druhé světové války o 312 (Czechoslovak) Sqn at Harrowbeer 312. peruti sídlící v Harrowbeeru and a 311 (Czechoslovak) Sqn at Talbenney a 311. peruti v Talbeney A history of 311 … Continue reading →

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denik.cz – shameful behaviour

Posted on 31 March 2020 by

denik.cz – ostudné chování The 24 March 1950 is a notable day in Czechoslovak post-WW2 history, as this was the day 3 ČSA DC3’s were hijacked by 7 former Czechoslovak RAF airmen, who crewed these aircraft, for what was supposed … Continue reading →

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Erding Escape 70th Anniversary – 24 March 2020

Posted on 24 March 2020 by

Since the Communist take-over of Czechoslovakia in February 1948, the Czechoslovaks who had fought for the Allies in the West during WW2 had become subjected to persecution by this new regime. Arrest, imprisonment and personal degradation was to follow for … Continue reading →

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Visiting Brookwood

Posted on 1 March 2020 by

The post-WW2 Czechoslovak cemetery at Brookwood today.

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Dr Jiri Rajlich interview about the Czechoslovak RAF during WW2

Posted on 24 February 2020 by

A Czech language interview, by Jiří Hošek, with Dr Jiří Rajlich, Director of the Vojenský Ústřední Archiv (VUA), about the role of the Czechoslovak men and women who served in the RAF during WW2 here.

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