Feb 1948 vs Cz RAF members
On the 74th anniversary of the Feb 25 Communist Coup in Czechoslovakia an remarkable article based on an eyewitness account of these events - a former Cz member of the RAF - was posted on the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website six days ago.
Karel Antonin Machacek /1916 – 2005/ [Karrel Antonnyeen Makhahchek] M.D. served with Cz No 311 Bomber Squadron as an Medical Officer whose authobiography „ Escape to England“ was published by The Book Guild Ltd in 1998.
In English, handbook, 296 pages. Its ISIN is available in the end of the article „Communist Take Over February 1948“ found HERE on the www.fcafa.wordpress.com webpage if clicking on the underlined word "here" in blue.
Another source of an extraordinary value describing the political events prior to Feb 25, 1948 and shortly afterwards, experienced by a Cz No 311 Sqn´s member is a book „Freedom in the Air – A Czech Flier and His Aircrew Dog“ „ by Mr Hamish Ross. It is on lives of No 311 Sqn´s WOP Vaclav Bozdech [Vahtslav Bozzdyekh] and his loyal dog Antis who took part in his master´s ops over the Continent and saved his life while crossing the Cz – German border on April 27, 1948
Antis was awarded the Dickin Medal – the Animal VC - in March 1949.
Published in 2007 by the PEN&SWORD BOOKS LIMITED.
Hardbook, pages 227, pictures 42. ISBN : 184415590-0
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk and enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk.
Vaclav Bozdech´s escapades had been perpetuated for the first time in the book One Man
and His Dog in 1960.
Thanks to the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website is the book seen HERE.