The Czechoslovak Depot
Little is written about the Czechoslovak Depot that was at Cosford during World War 2. Understandably it does not attract the same interest as the front line Czechoslovak Squadrons of […]
Duxford 2010
Scenes from Duxford 2010 to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain and sights and sounds as well! Another article on this day at Duxford is here
Czechoslovak Airmen in World War 2
Čs. zahraniční letci v boji za svobodu ČSR ve 2. světové válce. Skromný příspěvek k obnově paměti českého národa A modest contribution to restoring the memory of the Czech nation. V roce […]
Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday 14 November 2010 Remembering the Czechoslovak Airmen who died in World War 2 Spomienka na československých letcov padlých v 2. svetovej vojne 510 serving in the Royal Air Force […]
Plumlov’s Czechoslovak Airmen’s Exhibition
Průvodce Vítězná křídla výstavy v zámku Plumlov Guide to the ’Wings of Victory’ exhibition at Plumlov Castle Výstava Vítězná křídla svými více než tisíci snímky a exponáty přibližuje návštěvníkovi bojovou činnost […]
Runnymede
During World War 2, 116,000 men and women, serving in the Royal Air Force or Commonwealth Air Forces, lost their lives and in many cases their graves are unknown. They […]
Challenge in the Air – the autobiography of Sqd/Ldr Miroslav Liskutin
Challenge in the Air A Spitfire pilot remembers, by Sqd/Ldr M. A. Liškutin DFC, AFC Miroslav Liškutin was just completing his flying training when the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia in 1939. He […]
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, […]
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 to fight on. Many never returned to their […]
Personnel – G
Surname First name Rank Unit Unit Role GABLECH Imrich P/O RAF North Weald Pilot,Flying Control GABORKO Štefan LAC 311 Cook GABRIEL † Alois F/Lt 311 Navigator GALIA Vlastimil Cpl 312 […]
