Out of the frying pan…
. JOHN RENNISON recounts the heroic deeds of a Czech airman serving with the RAF in World War Two, which were witnessed by his father. Flight Sergeant “Jack” Rennison stood […]
Jaroslav Novak
Jaroslav NOVÁK * 06/06/21 † 07/10/2011 _______________________________________________________________ With sadness we must advise that F/O Jaroslav NOVÁK [788229] WW2 Navigator with 311 Sqn. RAF died 7 October 2011 in Australia. _______________________________________________________________ […]
Pavel Dreveny
Pavel Dřevěný * 08.02.1916. † 13.07.1944 Pavel Dřevěný was born on 8 February 1916 in the village of Dolní Bojanovice, about 8 miles West of Hodonín in Moravia. At the […]
311 Squadron
311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF by Pavel Vančata, History of the successful Czechoslovak bomber squadron in the RAF during WW2. No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Bomber Squadron was established as the second Czechoslovak […]
Czech Victory at Sea
German blockade runner ‘Alsterufer’ sunk 27th December 1943 V rámci blokády byla prchající ” Alsterufer ” potopena 27. prosince 1943 by John. P. Rennison Christmas cheer was in short supply […]
Pavel Svoboda remembers
Recollections of W/O Pavel Svoboda, Air Gunner with 311 Czechoslovak Sqn:- I was born on 28 June 1916 at Bohuslavice u Kyjova, Hodonín, Czechoslovakia. In 1939, I was studying at […]
Not Forgotten – Germany
Map key: Cemetery: Town: 1 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Kleve 2 Sage War Cemetery Oldenburg 3 Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Berlin 1 – Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Reichswald […]
Arnost Zabrs remembers
Recollections of W/O Arnošt Zábrš, pilot with 311 Czechoslovak Sqn: I was born on the 19.4.1912 in Brno (Brunn), Czechoslovakia, son of a man, who died at the end of […]
Flight to Freedom – Karel Stastny
. FLIGHT TO FREEDOM – Karel Šťastný’s airborne escape to England on 14 June 1948: At the time, late in January, 1948 that the new Government was set up under […]
Alois KIRCHSTEIN
Alois KIRCHSTEIN * 16/08/1917 † 08/07/2011 _______________________________________________________________ With sadness we must advise that F/Lt Alois KIRCHSTEIN [82607] WW2 Navigator with 311 Sqn. RAF died 8 July 2011 at Reading, UK […]
