Category Archives: 312 Sqd

 Den veteránů 11.11.2021. 

Posted on 14 November 2021 by fcafa

The fallen Czechoslovak RAF airmen remembered for Armistice Day 11.11.2021. Padlí českoslovenští letci, příslušníci RAF, byli připomenuti na Den válečných veteránů, 11.listopadu 2021. Bahamas: Czech Republic: Prague – Winged Lion Monument Egypt: el-Alamein Memorial: UK: Brookwood Duxford East Wretham Evanton … Continue reading →

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Remembrance 11.11.2021.

Posted on 8 November 2021 by fcafa
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Josef Jaske – One of the Few

Posted on 16 September 2021 by fcafa

Josef JAŠKE One of the Few Jeden z hrstky …………….* 30.01.1913, Nymburk. …………….† 20.06.2001, Oxford, UK. Pre WW2 / Před 2. svět. válkou: Josef Antonín Jaške was born on 30 January 1913 in Nymburk, a town about 30 km from … Continue reading →

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British D-Day Memorial – Czechoslovak RAF Remembered

Posted on 11 September 2021 by fcafa

Britský památník dne D – vzpomínka na Čechoslováky RAF The British Normandy Memorial was unveiled on 6 June 2021, the 77th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The Memorial records the names of the 22,442 servicemen and women under British command … Continue reading →

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Thank you Andy Shepherd

Posted on 5 September 2021 by fcafa

Děkujeme Andy Shepherd For remembering the Czechoslovak men and women who served in the RAF during WW2. Za udržování vzpomínky na československé muže a ženy, kteří sloužili v RAF během druhé světové války. Col Andy Shepherd is a former Defence … Continue reading →

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Returning Home August 1945 – Victory Parade

Posted on 16 August 2021 by fcafa

With the Czechoslovak airmen from the three fighter units – 310, 312 and 313 squadrons who returned home on 13 August 1945 and 311 Sqn airmen returning two days later, a Victory Parade was held for them in Prague. S … Continue reading →

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Returning Home August 1945 – Part I

Posted on 13 August 2021 by fcafa

Návrat domů srpen 1945 – část I Whilst the war in Europe finished on 8 May 1945, it was only in August that the Czechoslovak RAF airmen were permitted to return to their homeland. Zatímco válka v Evropě skončila 8. … Continue reading →

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Weymouth – The Fallen Czechoslovak Battle of Britain Remembered

Posted on 8 August 2021 by fcafa

Weymouth – vzpomínka na Čechoslováky padlé v Bitvě o Británii The SouthWest Battle of Britain Memorial, at Weymouth, Dorset, commemorates the 2938 Allied airmen, of RAF Fighter Command, who fought in the Battle of Britain, 88 of whom were Czechoslovak. … Continue reading →

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81st Anniversary – Remembering the 88 Czechoslovaks

Posted on 10 July 2021 by fcafa

81. výročí – Vzpomínka na 88 československých pilotů The Battle of Britain took place between 10 July and 31 October 1940 with some 2,938 Allied airmen flying in that conflict. Bitva se odehrála v období mezi 10.červencem a 31. říjnem … Continue reading →

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Czeching out Tangmere – part II

Posted on 7 July 2021 by fcafa

Češi v Tangmere – část II After the visit to Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, Brigadier General Vratislav Beran, Colonel Jiří Niedoba from the Defence Office, at the Czech Embassy London, and volunteers from the Free Czechoslovak Air Force Associates ltd … Continue reading →

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