St Georges Chapel, Biggin Hill
RAF Biggin Hill is well known as an iconic airfield of WW2 and the Battle of Britain. It was an operational RAF airfield between 1930 and 1992 and a sector […]
British Medals awarded to Czechoslovak airmen in WW2
Some pertinent, details of British Orders, gallantry and campaign medals awarded to Czechoslovak airmen during WW2. Fuller details of each medal regarding non-RAF and pre-WW2 / post-WW2 usage can […]
Spitfire over Prague
Stephen Stead’s Spitfire, in the livery of Otto Smík DU-N, when it flew over Prague at the conclusion of the Winged Lion unveiling ceremony on 17 June 2014. A limited […]
Congratulations to Miroslav Liskutin
On 21 October 2014 Colonel (Ret´d) Miroslav Antonín Liškutín, DFC, AFC was awarded the decoration Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic – 1st Grade […]
Keep the Winged Lion At Klarov!
Breaking News – 12:36, 23 December 2014: Czech Ministry of Culture overrides Prague City Hall Heritage Department and the Winged Lion Memorial will remain at Klárov. The Ministry of […]
Svaz letcu Ceske republiky new President
Congratulations to general Ing. Jiři KUBALA the newly appointed President of Svaz letců České republiky [Airmen’s Association of the Czech Republic] and his new board. Gratulujeme generálmajoru Ing. Jiří KUBALOVI. […]
A short history of the Czechoslovak Air Force in WW2 and the Post-War Period
by Marcel Ludikar In 1938 the Czechoslovak Army Air Force was one of the most modern Air Forces of Europe, determined to fight in the threatened conflict for the freedom […]
Josef Frantisek – 100th Anniversary
Obecní úřad Otaslavice připravil u příležitosti výročí narození plk. i.m. Josefa Františka vzpomínkové setkání, které se uskuteční v sobotu 4. října 2014. The Municipal Authority of Otaslavice will commemorate the […]
Tomas Vybiral medals finally presented
In November 2008 Generalmajor Tomáš Výbiral DSO, DFC, Croix de Guerre was awarded the Kříž obrany státu – Cross of National Defence by the Ministerstvo obrany České republiky [Ministry of […]
