Josef Pavelka – 311 Sqn Pilot
Pre WW2 Předválečné období Josef Pavelka was born on 23 September 1913 in Velké Pavlovice, one of six children. He attended the Air Force Vocational Training School at the military […]
Eduard Šimon – StB Victim
* 13.06.1915, Roudnice nad Labem. † 15.10.1949, Prague. The Early Years Eduard Šimon was born on 13 June 1915 in Roudnice nad Labem, a small town 25 miles north of […]
Czech the RAF Magister’s
History: The Miles M.14 Magister is a two-seat monoplane basic trainer aircraft designed and built, during the 1930’s by the British aircraft manufacturer Miles Aircraft Ltd at Woodley, near Reading, […]
Jan Veselý
* 17.05.1906, Přehořov. † 16.10.1940, Pinner, UK. Pre WW2 Jan Veselý was born on 17 May 1906 in Přehořov, a small village some 60 miles south of Prague, into the […]
Chaplain František Pouchlý
mjr. duch. v. z. František Basil Pouchlý OFMCap Římskokatolická církev Major, Chaplain ret. František Basil Pouchlý, OFM Cap Roman Catholic * 13.06.1913, Věteřov. † 10.08.1981, Prague. Raná léta The Early […]
Pavel Svoboda
* 28.06.1916, Bohuslavice. † 08.01.1993, London, UK. Pre WW2 Raná léta Pavel Svoboda was born on 28 June 1916 to a large family in the village of Bohuslavice near Kyjov, […]
Leo Anderle DFC
Pre WW2 Leo Anderle was born on 24 May 1913 in the small village of Nosálovice, part of Vyškov, in the southern region of Moravia, about 120 miles south east […]
Český Dub – Memorial Plaque unveiled
On 8 May 2026, a memorial plaque for P/O Vojtěch Formánek, 311 Sqn pilot, and P/O Miloslav Vejražka, 311 Sqn wireless operator, was unveiled at Český Dub, Czech Republic.
Jaroslav Nýč AFM – Memorial Plaque unveiled
On 8 May 2026, a memorial plaque for W/O Jaroslav Nýč AFM, 311 Sqn pilot, was unveiled at his birth town of Český Dub. A biography on W/O Jaroslav Nýč […]
Václav Nikl – Memorial Plaque unveiled
On 7 May 2026, a memorial plaque for F/Sgt Václav Nikl, 310 Sqn pilot, was unveiled at U zbrojnice 114/1, 196 00 Prague 9- Miškovice, his birth district in Prague. […]
