Erding Hijack – 75th Anniversary
More information on this escape here and here
Jan Truhlář – One of the Few
* 11.12.1914, Stádlec. † 25.10.1988, Brno. Pre WW2: Jan Truhlář was born on 11 December 1914, at Stádlec near Tábor, a town in Czechoslovakia, 80km South of Prague. He was […]
František Burda – One of the Few
* 21.01.1915, Osičky. † 23.02.1988, Brno. Pre WW2: František Burda was born in Osičky, a small village near Hradec Králové and Parducice, Czechoslovakia, on 21 January 1915. He was the […]
Ruptured Lives
Ruptured Lives: How Hitler’s Final Solution decimated my family and Stalin’s Iron Curtain tore it apart. by Jarmila Turnovsky Ruptured Lives — How Hitler’s Final Solution decimated my family […]
Jaromir Strihavka – One of the Few
jeden z nemnohých * 27.06.1914, Lipnice. † 09.07.1994, Cambridge, UK. The Early Years: Raná léta: Jaromír Střihavka was born on 27 June 1914 at Lipnice, a small village near Trutnov, […]
Miroslav Kopecky – Memorial Plaque unveiled
A memorial plaque was unveiled on 10 August 2024 for Miroslav Kopecký, in his birth town of Hrejkovice. Event video with closing comments by Mrs Linda Ottley, daughter of F/Lt […]
Jaroslav Sika – One of the Few
* 16.04.1918, Borotín. † 26.01.1976, Zlín. Pre WW2: Jaroslav Šika was born on 16 April 1918 in the village of Borotín, near Tábor, a historic town about 75 km South […]
Miroslav Jiroudek – One of the Few
* 06.03.1914, Zibohlavy. † 25.03.1995, Prague. Pre WW2: Miroslav Jiroudek was born on 6 March 1914 at Zibohlavy, a village about 50km East of Prague. After 5 years at the […]
2024 Donation Appeal
2024 prosba o pomoc FCAFA, 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 the […]
Czechs Escape to Britain
Eduard Prchal interviewed at the Czechoslovak Club, London after their daring escape from Communist Czechoslovakia on 30 September 1950. More details about this daring escape here and here.
