Vickers Wellington
History: The Wellington (nicknamed the ‘Wimpey’) was a twin engine medium bomber, in service with the RAF at the outset of WW2, carrying a crew of six. It was […]
Victims of Communism
Oběti komunismu The Yalta Conference of February 1945, was a meeting between the wartime heads of government to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe. Attending the meeting were Winston Churchill, […]
Jaroslav Novak
Congratulations to Jaroslav Novák former Flying Officer and Navigator with 311 Squadron on being awarded the highest Czech military decoration The Cross of Ministry of Defence English: http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/czech/galleries/page/id/3807 http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/highest-military-honour-to-former-navigator/1905767.aspx Česky: […]
Alois Siska
311 Sqn pilot * 15.05.1914, Lutopecny, Czechoslovakia. † 09.09.2003, Prague. One man’s struggle against Nazi tyranny, the elements and Communism Jeden z mužů, kteří bojovali proti nacistické tyranii, s přírodními […]
Czechs in the RAF
. .. Czechs in the RAF by Zdenek Hurt . . .. . . When the Nazi forces took Czechoslovakia in March 1939 many of the Czech airmen fled […]
Vilem Kauders MC
. Vilém KAUDERS MC * 22/03/1910 † 03/07/2010 _______________________________________________________________ Národíl se v Praze. Odešel z Protektorátu Čechy a Morava na Blízký východ do Gedery, kde se soustřeďovali Čechoslováci a kde […]
Freedom in the Air
Freedom in the Air by Hamish Ross . .… .… This biography tells of the life of Václav Bozděch, a Czech airman who escapes from the Nazi invasion, fights with the […]
311 Squadron RAF
70th Anniversary 29th July 2010 the 70th Anniversary of the formation of 311 Squadron the Czechoslovak bomber Squadron in the Royal Air Force.
Flying for Freedom – the autobiography of Alois Siska
. . Flying for Freedom The Flying, Survival & Captivity Experiences of a Czech Pilot in the Second World War by Alois Šiška translated by Dagmar Johnson-Šišková . Alois Šiška […]
Let’s Add a Little Oil to the Fire by Jaroslav Novak
. . “Let´s Add a Little Oil to the Fire“ The Autobiography of navigator Colonel Jaroslav Novák., The book has 208 pages and 230 historic photos from Childhood, Flight to […]
