Spitfires, Hurricanes and Czechs
When I was younger, I used to attend a couple of air displays each year in pursuance of my lifelong interest in aviation. But it’s been six years since I […]
Jozef KANA/Josef KANIA
Looking for any information about Jozef (Josef) KAŇA (KANIA). Born 26 September 1914 in Krupina, Slovakia, at the time it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He married Bozena Kocman in 1940 […]
Josef Dygryn – One of the Few
Jeden z hrstky. * 06.03.1918, Prague. † 04.06.1942, English Channel, near Brest. The Early Years: Ranná léta: Josef Dygrýn was born on 6 March 1918, in Prague, the 6th son […]
Josef Frantisek – One of the Few
Jeden z hrstky * 07.10.1914, Dolni Otaslavice. † 08.10.1940, Ewell, UK. The Early Years: Ranná léta: The son of a carpenter, Josef František was born on 7 October 1914 at […]
Czechoslovak pilots in the Battle of Britain
Českoslovenští letci v Bitvě o Velkou Británii Following the German defeat of France in 1940, Hitler planned to invade Great Britain and the prelude to this invasion – Operation Sealion […]
A Fighter Pilot’s Call to Arms – Stanislav Fejfar
. . . . A Fighter Pilot’s Call to Arms Stanislav Fejfar., . . … Stunned into action by the rapid collapse of his country in 1938, Czech pilot Stanislav […]
