Blackbushe, 5 October 1945
Blackbushe, 5. října 1945 In World War 2, whilst serving in the RAF, 512 Czechoslovak airmen lost their lives. Of these approximately 40% were killed in flying or training […]
Czech Mates
I live in Axbridge, in north Somerset, a small place which most would call a village; it is, however, a ‘town’, this being decreed by Royal Charter back in 1229. […]
Zdenek Neruda
„Příběh velmi upřímného chlapa“ A story of a very honest chap AC2 Zdeněk Neruda * 12.7.1920 Brno Číslo RAF/RAF Service no: 788750 Funkce /Role : navigátor ve výcviku / Navigator trainee […]
Journey into the unknown
F/Sgt Bohumil Ryšánek served as a Navigator in 311 Sqn. In 1939, as a 25 years old, he chose to leave his homeland and take up arms against the German […]
Karel Stastny – PoW
The account of W/O Karel Šťastný, a pilot with 311 Sqn, as a Prisoner of War, by M. Vincent: Almost from the outset, Karel’s crew was to become acquainted with […]
Jaroslav Novak celebrates his 90th birthday
Plk. let. Jaroslav Novák slaví devadesát! Dne 6.6.2011 oslavil velké životní jubileum statečný voják, letec a úspěšný fotograf plk. let. Jaroslav Novák, žijící v Austrálii. On 6 June, 2011, Col. retd. […]
Czechoslovak Prisoners of War
For members of the Czechoslovak Armed Forces during WW2 the possibility of German captivity represented an extreme personal risk. Czechoslovakia had been broken up before the war started and, from […]
The Long Trip in 1940
The autobiographical story of F/O Jaroslav Polivka’s escape from German occupied Czechoslovakia to England: I hadn’t known Mírek for very long prior to our from Prague. I met him first […]
Prostejov remembers – 2011
In May 2011, the people of Prostějov remembered their countrymen who gave their lives, fighting in the Royal Air Force, for the freedom of their homeland in World War 2. […]
Brookwood
The Commonwealth War Graves cemetery at Brookwood, Surrey is the largest military cemetery in the United Kingdom covering 37 acres with 5,077 graves of those who died in the 2 […]
