Category Archives: Events

Remembrance Vaclav Havel Airport – 15.8.2019.

Posted on 29 August 2019 by

On 15 August a ceremony was held at the Airmen’s Memorial at Václav Havel airport, formerly Ruzyně airport, to commemorate the return of the Czechoslovak RAF airmen who had returned there in August 1945. The event included a moving speech … Continue reading →

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Winged Lion 14:00 14.8.2019.

Posted on 12 July 2019 by

V středu 14. srpna 2019 se od 14:00 hodin uskuteční na pražském Klárově u Památníku Okřídleného lva, který je věnován čsl. letcům RAF, pietní vzpomínka u příležitosti 74. výročí návratu čsl. letců z Velké Británie do vlasti. Ten se jak, … Continue reading →

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Josef Prokopec – 100th – 22.06.19.

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Adolf Jurman 100th

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D-Day 75 – Czechoslovak RAF presentation

Posted on 10 June 2019 by

As part of the D-Day 75 exhibition being held at the Battle of Britain Bunker, Uxbridge, on Saturday 8 June, Paul Kopeček, gave an excellent, informative presentation recounting the role that the three Czechoslovak fighter squadrons – 310, 312 and … Continue reading →

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D-Day 75 – Battle of Britain Bunker, Uxbridge

Posted on 20 May 2019 by

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Battle of Britain Bunker, will be holding an D-Day event between 6th and 9th June, with the exhibition open until 31 December. The exhibition will include a display about the role that … Continue reading →

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Sitensky Exhibition – 08.05.19. – 23.06.19.

Posted on 30 April 2019 by

SITENSKÝ 100 Výstava 100 fotografií ke 100. výročí narození fotografa Ladislava Sitenského Ladislav Sitenský byl významný český fotograf, který se narodil 7. 8. 1919 na Královských Vinohradech a prožil zde téměř celý život. Ačkoli je známý především svými válečnými snímky … Continue reading →

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Soldiering On – Czech Freedom Fighters in Great Britain 1940-1945

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Czech the Great Escape

Posted on 23 March 2019 by

The night of 24/25 March 1944 saw the most audacious Prisoner of War (PoW) escapes take place from Stalag Luft III (Stammlager Luft or Permanent Camps for Airmen) at Sagan, Germany (now Żagań, Upper Silesia, Poland), 100 miles south-east of … Continue reading →

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Erazim Vesely remembered

Posted on 10 March 2019 by

A memorial plaque was unveiled 9 March 2019 for F/Lt Erazim Veselý at his birthplace at the family home at Tachovská 249, Planá. F/Lt Erazim Veselý had served as a navigator with 311 Squadron during WW2. 9.3.2019 byla na domě … Continue reading →

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