Category Archives: No longer with us

Pavel VRANSKY [Wechsberg]

Posted on 24 June 2018 by

Pavel VRANSKÝ [Wechsberg] * 29.04.1921.,Lipník nad Bečvou, Czechoslovakia. † 24.06.2018.Prague. _______________________________________________________________ With sadness we must advise that F/Sgt Pavel VRANSKÝ [Wechsberg] 788548 311 Sqn Wireless Operator/Air Gunner died 8 April 2018, _______________________________________________________________ 24.06.2018. v Praha. zemřel F/Sgt Pavel VRANSKÝ [Wechsberg] … Continue reading →

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Andela HAIDA

Posted on 8 April 2018 by

Anděla HAIDA * 07.10.1913., Bánov, Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia. † 07.04.2018.London, UK. _______________________________________________________________ With sadness we must advise that ACW2 Anděla HAIDA 2146749 1651 CU driver died 8 April 2018, _______________________________________________________________ 07.04.2018. v UK. zemřela ACW2 Anděla HAIDA 2146749 1651 CU … Continue reading →

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Zbysek NECAS

Posted on 20 March 2018 by

Zbyšek NEČAS * 06/03/21, Lazy, Karviná, Czechoslovakia. † 15/03/18, UK. _______________________________________________________________ With sadness we must advise that P/O Zbyšek NEČAS 788665 (191259) 68 Sqn navigator died 15 March 2018, _______________________________________________________________ 15. 3. 2018. v UK. zemřel P/O Zbyšek NEČAS 788665 … Continue reading →

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Miroslav Liskutin

Posted on 19 February 2018 by

Miroslav LIŠKUTÍN * 23/08/19, Jiříkovice, Brno, Czechoslovakia. † 19/02/18, Fareham, UK. _______________________________________________________________ With sadness we must advise that F/O Miroslav LIŠKUTÍN 787424 (158235) 312 Sqn pilot died 19 February 2018, _______________________________________________________________ 19. 2. 2018. v Fareham. zemřel F/O Miroslav LIŠKUTÍN … Continue reading →

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Brookwood 2.2.2018 – Ivan Schwarz

Posted on 2 February 2018 by

The final farewell to Major General Ivan Otto Schwarz, former air-gunner with 311 Sqn and the last surviving member of the aircrew that sunk the Alsterufer, was held at CWGC Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, on 2 February 2018. Poslední rozloučení s … Continue reading →

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Ivan Otto Schwarz 11.12.1923 – 4.1.2018

Posted on 29 January 2018 by

A special thank you to František Brikcius for his memorable assistance today.

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Ivan Otto SCHWARZ

Posted on 4 January 2018 by

Ivan Otto SCHWARZ * 11/12/23, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. † 04/01/18, London, UK. _______________________________________________________________ With sadness we must advise that W/O Ivan Otto SCHWARZ 788206 311 Sqn air gunner died 4 January 2018, _______________________________________________________________ 4. 1. 2018. v Londýně. zemřel W/O Ivan … Continue reading →

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Mirko Janecek

Posted on 11 January 2017 by

With much sadness that we must advise the death on 9 January 2017 of Mirko Janeček, aged 90. Mirko was not a Czechoslovak RAF airman but a journalist, who like many others escaped from his homeland after the Communist take-over … Continue reading →

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Imrich GABLECH

Posted on 16 December 2016 by

Imrich GABLECH * 04/11/15, Hrachoviště, Czechoslovakia. † 16/12/16, Havlíčkův Brod, ČR. _______________________________________________________________ With sadness we must advise that P/O Imrich GABLECH, 788199 (184905) WW2 RAF pilot died 16 December 2016, _______________________________________________________________ 16. 12. 2016. v Praze. zemřel P/O Imrich GABLECH, … Continue reading →

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Jaroslav HOFRICHTER

Posted on 9 May 2016 by

Jaroslav HOFRICHTER * 23/09/20 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia. † 09/05/16 Prague, CR. _______________________________________________________________ With sadness we must advise that W/O Jaroslav HOFRICHTER, 788189 WW2 Flight Engineer with 311 Sqn. RAF died 9 May 2016, Prague. _______________________________________________________________ 9. 5. 2016. v Praze. zemřel … Continue reading →

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