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 […]
The World’s First Triple Aircraft Hijack
První trojnásobný únos letadel v historii More information on the world’s first triple aircraft hijack here and here Více informací o prvním trojnásobném únosu letadel v historii najdete zde zde […]
Donation Appeal 2026
PROSBA O PŘÍSPĚVĚK 2026 FCAFA ltd, the Free Czechoslovak Air Force Associates ltd., was founded in May 2010, and through our online resource – http://www.fcafa.com – we provide information about […]
Vladimír Palička – Escape from Communist Czechoslovakia
F/Sgt Vladimír Palička, 313 Sqn pilot, recalls his return to Czechoslovakia in August 1945, his life in the immediate post WW2 period there, and how, after the Communist coup d’état, […]
František Chábera – One of the Few
* 05.01.1912, Landsberg. † 21.10.1999, Litoměřice. Pre WW2 František Chábera was born on 5 January 1912, the son of Josef and Filomena. His father was employed as a train conductor […]
Josef Hubáček – One of the Few
* 17.10.1909, Kdyně. † 09.04.1988, Kdyně. The Early Years Josef Hubáček was born on 17 October 1909 in Kdyně [then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire]. His father Václav was employed […]
Josef Keprt – One of the Few
* 28.06.1910, Brno. † 29.07.1976, Brno. Pre WW2 Josef Keprt was born on 28 June 1910, in Brno, a city in the Moravian region of Czechoslovakia, some 180 km south-east […]
Josef Vopálecký – One of the Few
* 10.02.1911, Prague. † 07.05.1995, Prague. Pre WW2 Josef Vopálecký was born on 10 February 1911 in the Žižkov District of Prague. He completed 5 classes of primary school, 2 […]
Ján Ambruš – One of the Few
* 19.05.1899, Gorna Mitropolia, Bulgaria. † 02.01.1994, Chicago, USA. The Early Years Ján Ambruš was born on 19 May 1899 at Gorna Mitropolia [Горна Митрополия] in the Plevenska region in […]
