Alois Dvorak [Alloys Dvorzhahk] was born on May 23, 1916 at the village of Plumlov, Central Moravia. He lost his life on Sept 24, 1941 hitting the Leachie Hill near Stoneheaven by the right wing of his NN-V Hurricanne Mk II A ferrying in nill visibility from Montrose to Dyce.He was said to be excellent at flying the instruments.
Two snaps were borrowed to our Plumlov Czech Airmen Association by Alois`s step-brother Josef Dvorak, all the others including Sgt`s Service Books by the daughter of Antonin Dvorak Jr - Alois`s niece Mrs Vlasta Mikesova. We would like to express our gratitude not only to them, but also to Mr Popelka, an expert in the Mid-War Czechoslovak Air Force
Mr Miroslav Fiala as well as a publisher Vaclav Kolesa.
The booklets on Zdenek Skarvada, Josef Stehlik, Karel Schor, Karel Bednarik, Jaroslav Sala, Otmar Kucera, Frantisek Burda, Jaroslav Chmelik, Otakar Hruby DFC, Frantisek Vavrinek armourer Frantisek Zivela, tank trooper Josef Kristek and Wolfram paragroup member Oldrich Matula have been issued by the Vaclav Kolesa Publishing.
- a pilot of No 310 Sqn Zdenek Skarvada had to take the silk over the Channel on February 4, 1942 because the engine of his Spitfire jammed. He was saved by an German
Torpedo Boat. As a POW Zdenek Skarvada [Zdaennyeck Shkarvadda] succeeded to celebrate the V-E Day. Though persecuted by the Communist Regime not only in 50s, he still lives
in the town of Ostrava, N Moravia.
- Josef Stehlik opened fire at the German Junkers 88 bomber on October 8, 1940 over Speke AF,claiming the the first victory of the Czechoslovak 312 Fighter Sqn together with
Vasatko and Gillom [Yozzaeph Staehlleek, Vashahtko]. After clocking up the tour, he acted as a flying instructor. When 20 Czech pilots left the UK for Soviet Union early Febr
1944 and underwent conversion onto the Lavochkin 5 FN fighters there, Stehlik became o CO of the No 1 Fighter Squadron of the First Czechoslovak Fighter Regiment.
After the Slovak Uprising brike out in the Central Slovakia on August 29, 1944, also Stehlik was ordered to ferry from Poland to the Tri Duby air base on September 15, 1944.
He commanded the raid of La 5 fighters on the Piestany AF nearby used by the Luftwaffe on Sept 18, 1944, because he had served there. Josef Stehlik survived the war, but after
the Communist Coup on Febr 25, 1948 he was DEGRADOVAN to a private and jailed for seven months. Though hunting was his passion, the Communist Regime confiscated
his rifle and Stehlik had to make his living doing second class jobs. Josef Stehlik visited Duxford AF on July 13, 1990. Nos 310 and 312 Czechoslovak Fighter Squadrons came into
existence here in summer 1940.A passionate hunter Josef Stehlik died at the town of Slavicin E Moravia on May 30, 1991.
Further infos on the books issued or underway by the Kolesa Publ. can be found at : www.mujweb.cz/www/kolesa as well as : www.simcentrum.info
A shot of Sgt Dvorakś [Dvorzhahk] No 2766 Hurricane NN-V in the hangar of the Duxford RAF can be ssen in the booklet " Keep floating " on Sgt. Zdenek Skarvada [Zdaennyaeck Shkarvada]. He recalls also Sgt. Dvorak`s last flight - page 16.
" It was on September 24, 1941. We both flew together. The first pair departed for Dyce several minutes ago.I was No 2 commanded by Lojza [Loyzza] ie Alois. We left Montrose and
took the course northwards as usual. We flew there every day, so we knew the route off hand.Dyce-bound,our height was not great. Suddenly fog to the ground level turned up. And
Loyzza stubbornly went on at this tiny height in nill visibility. A gesticulated we should turn right to the shore, where there was risk of hitting the hill, but Loyzza went on flzing in the same direction. I was not of the same opinion so I breached the rules of flying discipline and left him. I took the course by 90 to the right and flew at this course for about five minutes.
From my point of view, it was enough to be over the coast. I took the turn to the original course and decreased cautiously, till the sea was spotted by me. I flew over the sea towards the shore and trailed it at the height of about 30 ft. in direction of Aberdeen.The harbour was not so large to endanger me. So I made a circiut and landed.
But Loyzza did not arrive, neither till one hour or he ran out of petrol. None station confirmed his landing there. The fact of his crashing in the mountains came to light later. A tophill was hit by him. Parts of his machine were scattered on 600 - 900 feet. He was losing piece by piece after the top of the Leachie Hill was hit by his Hurricane`s starboard wing.
It is such a sad remembrance ".
141 black and white photographs of A4 format and three pages of text on Sgt. Dvorak as well as the 1918 - 1939 and 1945- 1993 periods of the Czechoslovak Air Force` history were glued to twelve panels by the members of Plumlov Airman Association, whose patron the niece of Sgt. Dvorak Mrs. Mikesova is. New members are welcomed.
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Alois Dvorak [Alloys Dvorzhahk] as a pupil of the second grade of the Prerov Junior High School in the 1929/1930 schoolyear. Aged two, his mother had died. Alois was cared by the Plumlov Convent nuns for several years. After graduating from the Apprentice School Alois became a Sales Manager.
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A shot of a fresh conscript Alois Dvorak was taken on November 3, 1935. He had enlisted for the Prosteyov Elementary Flying Training School on October 1, 1935. First he had to undergo six week infantery practice. |
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Alois Dvorak as a pilot pupil of the Second Grade. He graduated on March 30, swearing the Oath to the Republic. His classmate was Zdenek Skarvada who flew with him on Sept 24, 1941. |
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Shotly after his graduating from the EFTS, a shot of the fresh pilot LAC Alois Dvorak, taken on June 19, 1937.
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A shot of Alois Dvorak and a man whose identity has been unknown to us, though even an Czech RAF airmen expert Mr. Popelka from Brno has done his best.
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At the Chartres air base on April 12, 1940. L to R : two French pilots, Rohacek Rudolf, Foglar Vaclav, Alois Dvorak and unkown Czech pilot - even Mr. Popelka failed to recognize him. [Rohhahcheck Ruddolph, Fogglar Vahtslav, Alloys Dvorzhahk]
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Sergeant of the French Air Force Alois Dvorak - Paris May 16, 1940.
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Sergeant Alois Dvorak somewhere in France, spring 1940.
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French documents of Sgt. Alois Dvorak
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In case of my death give all my belongins to.. If not feasible, send them to..
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Sgt. Alois Dvorak [Alloys Dvorzhahk] wearing the RAF uniform given to him at Gloucester on July 13, 1940 ie three weeks after his arrival at Falmouth from the French port of Bordeaux on the board of the Duron ship.
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