Category Archives: 312 Sqd

Remembering the Czechoslovak 88 of the Battle of Britain

On 10 July, the 82nd anniversary of the start of the Battle of Britain. 2938 Allied airmen flow in that battle which was from 10 July 1940 to 31 October 1940, 88 of whom were Czechoslovak pilots. The names of … Continue reading

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Celakovice – 18.06.22.

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D-Day 78th Anniversary

On the 78th Anniversary of D-Day, remembering the Czechoslovak RAF airmen who were lost participating in the build up to that day and the subsequent Battle of Normandy. Twenty-three Czechoslovak airmen serving in the RAF who were killed during the … Continue reading

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Sidi bel Abbes to RAF Cosford 1940

The recollections of an unknown Czechoslovak airman. The Czechoslovak airmen signed on with the French Foreign Legion at Marseilles. At their training camp things were very hard for them. Each legionaire signed on for five years. Learning the French language … Continue reading

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Kunovice 24.-25.03.22.

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2022 Donation Appeal

WILL YOU HELP US? POMŮŽETE NÁM? FCAFA, The Free Czechoslovak Air Force Associates Ltd was founded in May 2010, and through our online resource – http://www.fcafa.com – we provide information about the Czechoslovak men and women who served in the … Continue reading

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 Pod Křídly RAF v druhém exilu

Pod Křídly RAF v druhém exilu – 1. díl od Zdeněk HURT, Jan RAIL Zcela poprvé publikovaná, několikadílná souborná práce o osudech čs. letců v řadách britského Královského letectva za mírových let, zavede čtenáře zprvu do etapy od osvobození ČSR … Continue reading

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Vladimir Kopecek

F/Lt Vladimír Julius Kopeček …………….* 09.08.1917, Kyjov. …………….† 10.11.1955, Rostrup, West Germany. Early years: Raná léta: Born on 9 August, 1917, Vladimír’s birth certificate gives his name as Ladimír though he was always known as Vladimír, Lad’a or Vlád’a. Vladimír … Continue reading

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Remembered – 2021

Vzpomněli jsme 2021 In 2021, our Free Czechoslovak Air Force Associates ltd volunteers instigated, or were represented, in the remembrance of Czechoslovak RAF men and women at these locations: V roce 2021 naši dobrovolníci z Free Czechoslovak Air Force Associates … Continue reading

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Chichester Remembrance – Christmas 2021

Vzpomínka v Chichesteru, Vánoce 2021 The seven fallen WW2 Czechoslovak RAF airmen interred at CWGC Chichester Cemetery were not forgotten this Christmas when one of our FCAFA volunteers placed a remembrance candle by each of their graves. Sedm padlých československých … Continue reading

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