Eduard Prchal – One of the Few
jeden z hrstky * 01.01.1911. Dolní Břežany. † 04.12.1984. California, USA. The Early Years: Raná léta: Eduard Maximilian Prchal was born 1 January 1911 at Dolní Břežany, near, Prague. His […]
Communist take-over February 1948
. On returning to his homeland in 1945 Karel Machaček, an ex-311 Sqn Doctor, served in the Czechoslovak Air Force HQ, at Prague. Initially with the rank of Major and […]
Flight to Freedom – Karel Stastny
. FLIGHT TO FREEDOM – Karel Šťastný’s airborne escape to England on 14 June 1948: At the time, late in January, 1948 that the new Government was set up under […]
Journey into the unknown
F/Sgt Bohumil Ryšánek served as a Navigator in 311 Sqn. In 1939, as a 25 years old, he chose to leave his homeland and take up arms against the German […]
Karel Bednarik
Karel Bednařík * 19 December 1920 † 26 February 2011 Karel Bednařík was born on 19 December 1920, in Holešov in the Moravian region of Czechoslovakia. In 1934, after completing […]
The Long Trip in 1940
The autobiographical story of F/O Jaroslav Polivka’s escape from German occupied Czechoslovakia to England: I hadn’t known Mírek for very long prior to our from Prague. I met him first […]
Frantisek Bekr
We would like to contact: DRAHOMIR VALERIE daughter of F/Lt František Bekr 787627 (162683) who served as an Engineering Officer in 310 Sqn. RAF. František was born 28 July 1913 in Pecka, Nová Paka, […]
They Flew to Exile after 1950
Úlety do exilu po roce 1950 In the aftermath of the triple hijack of March 1950, the Communist Authorities, who themselves had been trained in the Soviet Union during WW2 […]
Frantisek Perina remembered
Vzpominka na Františka Peřinu On 9 April 2011 the village of Morkůvky, nr Brno in the Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, commemorated the 100th Anniversary of the birth its […]
German Occupation 1938
War was never declared between Czechoslovakia and Germany. At 01:30 on 30 September 1938 the Munich Agreement was signed by Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Neville Chamberlain and Édouard Daladier the […]
