Category Archives: Ace

Josef Frantisek Remembered 7.10.2023.

Posted on 9 October 2023 by fcafa

Vzpomínka na Josefa Františka – 7.10.2023 The 103rd anniversary of the birth of Josef František was remembered at the memorial near his crash site at Ewell, UK. U památníku umístěném nedaleko místa, kde zahynul jsme si připomněli 103. výročí narození … Continue reading →

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Josef Frantisek – † 08.10.1940.

Posted on 8 October 2023 by fcafa

_______________________________________________________________ An biography for him here Jeho českou a anglickou biografii najdete zde

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Josef Frantisek – † 08.10.40.

Posted on 8 October 2022 by fcafa

_______________________________________________________________ An biography for him here Jeho českou a anglickou biografii najdete zde _______________________________________________________________

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Otaslavice – 08.10.22.

Posted on 17 September 2022 by fcafa
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UK Memorial to Sgt Josef Frantisek

Posted on 9 June 2022 by fcafa

Memorial to Sgt Josef František Pomník četaři Josefu Františkovi The Polish Air Force Memorial Committee, (PAFMC), together with the Embassies of the Republic of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic are delighted to announce that a Memorial to the … Continue reading →

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Miloslav Mansfeld – One of the Few

Posted on 19 October 2021 by fcafa

Miloslav MANSFELD One of the Few jeden z hrstky …………….* 14.12.1912, Dalovice. …………….† 21.10.1991, London, UK. The Early Years : Ranná léta : Miloslav Jan Mansfeld was born on 14 December 1912 in Dalovice, a village near Mladá Boleslav, about … Continue reading →

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Josef Frantisek – Remembered 08.10.2021.

Posted on 9 October 2021 by fcafa

Otaslavice, Czech Republic. Northwood, UK. _______________________________________________________________ An biography for Josef František here and here

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Muzi v uniformach RAF z okresu Kromeriz

Posted on 21 January 2021 by fcafa

Muži v uniformach RAF z okresu Kroměříž za svobodu Československo 1939 – 1945 od Zdena Trávníčková Už název této malé publikace čtenáři jasně napovídá, o čem je – souhrn informací o 40 československých příslušnících RAF z kroměřížského okresu (jmenný seznam … Continue reading →

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My Brother Josef

Posted on 19 November 2020 by fcafa

An interview, in September 1986, by Jindřich Prokop, with Agnes Františková, the elder sister of Josef František, about her brother, the Battle of Britain Ace. Rozhovor vedl v září roku 1986 Jindřich Prokop s Anežkou Františkovou, starší sestrou Josefa Františka, … Continue reading →

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Josef Frantisek – 80th Anniversary

Posted on 12 October 2020 by fcafa

On 10 October 2020, a ceremony was held at Otaslavice to commemorate the 80th anniversary of its most famous son – Sgt Josef František – who lost his life during a flying incident when returning from a combat patrol on … Continue reading →

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