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- 28. 5. 2019
Victim of Communist Regime
Viktor Waidlich in a loft of a house seventy years ago.Born at the village of Krise nr Rokycany on Sep 14, 1918 14. 9. 1918. During WWII he was sent to the German town of Kiel to work there – Total Einsatz. In Dec 1944 he joined the transport bound Switzerland. Via France to the English Channel. In Jan 1945 he sailed to England. Enlisted in the RAF Service No 788801 AC2. Posted to the Czechoslovak No 311 Bomber Sqn on Jan 9, 1945. Ground Staff. He could not undergo any other course due to the End of Hostilities in sight. Awarded the Cz Memory Medal. Promoted to LAC on June 15, 1945. He arrived in his Motherland on Aug 21, 1945. More detailed info about Viktor´s death in the ´Death instead of Arrest´ Documentary: www.ceskatelevize.cz/ivysilani/10267422798-prisne-tajne-vrazdy/410235100221002-smrt-misto-zatceni/ He was not an only one. Several others are mentioned on the https://www.wingsinexile.co.uk website – Exhibition – Victims of the communist regime. But neither Waidlich nor Flight Mechanic E - LAC Vladislav Roubal are among them. The latter had been born on Dec 31, 1920 at the town of Semily. Service No 787133 Shot dead while escaping on Oct 15, 1951. Assistence of Mr Vaclav Waidlich – Viktor´s nephew - is much appreciated.
- 16. 5. 2019
Political Indoctrination
It was experienced by Cz airmen at the Kubinka air base seventy five years ago. Out of question in the RAF for them.
Read more… - 15. 5. 2019
Double Standard
Seventy five year ago it was experienced by an excellent fighter pilot F/Lt Vaclav Jicha DFC [Venda Yeekha]
Read more… - 30. 4. 2019
Consul Vladimir Znojemsky
Eighty years ago he made establishing of No 1 Czechoslovak Military Group possible at Krakow.
Read more… - 31. 3. 2019
Arnost Valenta
He was shot dead seventy five years ago. As an only airman of fifty one Czechoslovak members of the RAF made POWs by the Germans during WWII
Read more… - 15. 3. 2019
Humiliation Day
Eighty years ago the inland of Bohemia and Moravia were occupied by the Wehrmacht.
Read more… - 11. 2. 2019
Good Deeds of Joe Stehlik
One of them was done by him seventy five years ago.
Read more… - 30. 1. 2019
Eastern Front bound
Seventy five years ago a Good Bye Party to the pilots leaving for the USSR was given at the Cz Inspectorate in London.
Read more… - 27. 12. 2018
Alsterufer
Hit of this blockade runner seventy years ago was the Czechoslovak No 311 Bomber Sqn´s achievement of utmost importance with the Coastal Command.
Read more… - 8. 11. 2018
Oath of Allegiance to Republic of Czechoslovakia
It was sworn by the combatants a hundred years ago
Read more… - 30. 10. 2018
Henry Kostrba
A hundred years ago he was made the Czechoslovakian Flying Corps´ CO
Read more… - 28. 9. 2018
Too late
Eighty years ago an Avia B 35 high performance monoplane prototype for the Czechoslovak Air Force made its maiden flight.
Read more… - 1. 9. 2018
Holice Borough memorial
It was unveiled yesterday. Dedicated to eight locals.
Read more… - 17. 8. 2018
Not only three pilots
A Memorial dedicated not only to three pilots – residents to the local Holice Borough of Olomouc – will be unveiled in the Freedom Village Green in two weeks.
Read more… - 17. 7. 2018
Spitfire MkIXcs MK912 and ML407
The both will be seen airborne in a ´Combat Dealers No II Series – BoB´ film on July 18, 2018.
Read more… - 2. 6. 2018
BZ 743
This first Lib was delivered to the Czechoslovak No 311 Bomber Sqn seventy five years ago.
Read more… - 7. 5. 2018
One of a few
One of Czech Aviation Pioneers Mr Eugen Cihak [Czihhahk] passed away eighty years ago.
Read more… - 28. 4. 2018
Saved lives
Seventy years ago during WWII the third case. A Czechoslovak crew of No 68 Night Fighter Sqn did not obey the Ground Control´s command to down a would be ´bandit´
Read more… - 15. 3. 2018
Patriot aged sixteen
Eager to join the Czechoslovak Foreign Army in France he made himself one year older in 1940.
Read more… - 24. 2. 2018
Ready to take power
Seventy years ago S/L Joe Bryks MBE and other officers - former RAF men - were taken away outside their garrison of Olomouc.
Read more… - 27. 1. 2018
Armourer for first time
Today F/Sgt Cyril Sklenar´s death anniversary is remembered by us
Read more… - 3. 1. 2018
Forgotten victims
Seventy five years ago about ten family members of both the RAF and the Land Army men were murdered in a gas chamber of the Auschwitz Extermination Camp.
Read more… - 22. 11. 2017
Notice board
It was erected seven months after unveiling a memorial dedicated to four heroes who had been born at the village of Topolany.
Read more… - 24. 10. 2017
Infantry man Alexander Hess
The first Commanding Officer of Cz No 310 Fighter Sqn was wounded twice on the Italian front during the Great War.
Read more… - 24. 10. 2017
Acts of Bestiality
The Nazis did so again in the bunker of the Mauthausen Extermination Camp seventy five years ago.
Read more… - 16. 9. 2017
Four dead within eight nights
Seventy five years ago the third and fourth grave of crewmen of No 68 Night Fighter Sqn´s Cz flight appeared in the Scottow Cemetery.
Read more… - 4. 9. 2017
Prague - Tokyo
A Czech made biplane Smolik 16.1 landed in a capital of Japan ninety years ago.
Read more… - 31. 8. 2017
Two from Hrdiborice
Two memorial plaques dedicated not only two pilots of the RAF have been in the Memorials Museums Subsection since today.
Read more… - 21. 7. 2017
Steel
The last CO of No 311 Sqn under the Bomber Command met his death seventy five years ago.
Read more… - 30. 6. 2017
Bullets for help to RAF airmen
Seventy five years ago three men and two women were shot dead for their assistance to both ones.
Read more… - 16. 6. 2017
Tribute not only to veterans
A Promotion Decree for a Brigadier will be passed to a RAF veteran by the President of the Czech Republic in London today.
Read more… - 31. 5. 2017
Fateful Millenium
The only Cz airmen met his death on the first 1,000 Bomber raid of the RAF seventy five years ago.
Read more… - 20. 5. 2017
Smolina Valasske Klobouky on May 27
100th birhday anniversary of Col. Joseph Balejka is coming to climax on this day on purpose.
Read more… - 20. 4. 2017
Memorial Plaque Slatinice Text
It has just been posted in the ´Links´ Section ´Memorials and Museums´, ´Czech Rep´ Subsections as a tribute to StCpt Joseph Ocelka DFC.
Read more… - 11. 4. 2017
New text on memorial
It can be seen in the ´Links´ Section, ´Memorials-Museums´ and Ćzech Rep´ Subsections since today.
Read more… - 9. 4. 2017
Plaque dedicated to LtCol Kubalik
Will be unveiled on a wall of his No 47 native house at the village of Hrdiborice on Apr 27 after 4 p. m.
Read more… - 5. 4. 2017
Plaque dedicated to three RAF members
Will be unveiled on Sat Apr 15 at 2 p.m. in the vicinity of the Fallen Heroes Memorial at the village of Slatinice nr Olomouc.
Read more… - 10. 3. 2017
Four gravestones of five crewmen
We have the pictures of them thanks to Mr Petr Kretschmer´s visit to the Devizes Rd Cemy at Salisbury, Witshire.
Read more… - 2. 3. 2017
Death in poverty
This Czech aviator popular for his Pardubice - Prague distance flight passed away ninety years ago.
Read more… - 9. 2. 2017
Memorial plaque in pipeline
Will be unveiled in the park of the village of Topolany nr Olomouc at 2.30 p.m. on Apr 6.
Read more… - 8. 2. 2017
Metodej Vlach
This both designer and manufacturer of No 1 Czech powered aircraft passed away sixty years ago.
Read more… - 16. 12. 2016
General Imrich Gablech
The oldest Cz RAF veteran passed away this morning.
Read more… - 29. 11. 2016
Step named after two RAF men
It has been seen at the town of Uhersky Brod since Nov 15, 2016
Read more… - 22. 10. 2016
Forgotten Kloboucnik
One of two founders of the Czechoslovak Night Fighter Air Force met his death seventy five years ago.
Read more… - 6. 10. 2016
Oct 6 2006
A Reunion of not only the RAF veterans was held ten years ago.
Read more… - 24. 9. 2016
Alan Dvorak 1941
Today both the members of our CAA´s Plumlov Branch and the family of his brother Tony remember Alan´s 75 th death anniversary.
Read more… - 16. 7. 2016
Tribute also to his wife
On the fifth anniversary of interring Mrs Trudie Bryks´ urn in the tomb of her husband´s family we publish a text on Brig Joe Bryks MBE
Read more… - 29. 6. 2016
Second treble notches
A hundred years ago a Czech pilot of the Austro-Hungarian Empire´s AF Henry Kostrba became an air ace.
Read more… - 23. 5. 2016
Alan Dvorak 1916
Birthday anniversary of the our Patron is remembered by both the members of our CzAA´s Plumlov Branch and the family of his brother Tony.
Read more… - 29. 4. 2016
Event to anniversary of No 313 Sqn
Exhibition held to the 75th anniversary of this Cz Fighter Sqn´s coming into existence.
Read more… - 24. 4. 2016
Named not only after airmen
These streets will be not situated within the Cerny most Borough but the one of Letnany.
Read more… - 18. 3. 2016
Tribute to Joseph Bryks MBE
Today two commemorative events will be held in honour of his 100th birthday anniversary.
Read more… - 18. 2. 2016
Kostrba for first time
A hundred years ago this Czech pilot of No 4 Sqn of the Austrain-Hungarian AF downed two enemy aircraft and his third kill was shared. Later he even improved his one day score.
Read more… - 16. 1. 2016
All hands lost for the first time
Seventy five years ago the first complete crew of a Wellington belonging to Cz No 311 Sqn perished.
Read more… - 14. 12. 2015
Pictures of memorial
Today the 34th death anniversary of No 3 Cz Night Fighter Scorer is remembered by us.
Read more… - 10. 11. 2015
You are invited
Tomorow at 1500 hrs a memorial plaque dedicated to Col. Frantisek Taiber will be unveiled on a wall of a house where he lived.
Read more… - 4. 11. 2015
Congratulations
The oldest Cz RAF veteran - Col Imrich Gablech - becomes a centenarian today.
Read more… - 31. 10. 2015
Bohuslav Kovarik DFM
Cz No 311 Sqn´s AG and later No 68 Sqn´s Radar Operator was born a hundred years ago.
Read more… - 28. 10. 2015
Not only Sokol Promise
On Statehood Day influence of the Sokol Sports Club´s ideas on the Cz RAF personel should not be forgotten.
Read more… - 5. 9. 2015
Not only memorial plaque
Dedicated to Col in mem Ladislav Bobek DFC will be unveiled in his birth place next Sat on the occasion of his 105th birthday anniversary.
Read more… - 19. 8. 2015
None returned home
Today death anniversary of an younger Ctvrtlik is remembered. Though several brothers served with Cz Sqns during WWII only in their case none of them survived.
Read more… - 9. 8. 2015
Anniversary of Legend
A man of principles G/Cpt Joseph Duda CBE was born a hundred and ten years ago.
Read more… - 6. 8. 2015
Three forgotten heroes
Three Czechs were arrested by the Gestapo German Secret Police in Yugoslavia seventy five years ago. They assisted in travelling of Cz volunteers towards Cz Foreign Troops via this country.
Read more… - 2. 7. 2015
Oath of Allegiance
It had been sworn by twenty eight newly commissioned F/Os at the Hranice Military Academy eighty years ago on the battle of Zborov anniversary.
Read more… - 9. 5. 2015
Plaque to former Chairman
It was unveiled on occasion of the sixtieth death anniversary of the Pre-WWII Chairman of the Czechoslovak Republic´s Airmen Association on his native house.
Read more… - 1. 5. 2015
You are invited
The event of unveiling a plaque dedicated to a former Chairman of the Czechoslovak Republic´s Airmen Association will be held on May 8 at 9 am
Read more… - 27. 4. 2015
King of Air
Seventy five years ago a legendary aerobat Cpt Frantisek Novak passed away.
Read more… - 27. 4. 2015
Anniversary of accordion player
Kitchen Chief of Cz 311 Bomber Sqn Mr Florian Jahoda was born a hundred and ten years ago.
Read more… - 12. 4. 2015
Operation Ostrava
Seventy years ago Cz members of Nos 1 and 3 Regs of the 1st Mixed Air Division saw action in the Ostrava Region´s Liberation.
Read more… - 29. 3. 2015
No three plaque to Col Stehlik
The third memorial plaque dedicated to three campaign fighter ace was unveiled at Slavicin yesterday.
Read more… - 26. 3. 2015
Anniversary of sure shot hunter
Col. Joseph Stehlik was born a hundred years ago. This Sat a memorial plaque dedicated to him is to be unveiled at the town of Slavicin.
Read more… - 14. 2. 2015
Third plaque in memory of Venda
Today at two p.m. No three plaque dedicated to Col. Vaclav JichaDFC AFC will be unveiled.
Read more… - 17. 12. 2014
Synthetic oil targets
Both the RAF at night and the USAF went on bombing refineries not only within the territory of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Those made of coal not only both aviation and automotive fuels.
Read more… - 4. 11. 2014
Blessed anniversary
Today is ninety nine Col Imrich Gablech.
Read more… - 8. 10. 2014
Two anniversaries of ace
Today the 74th birth anniversary of the BoB´s Cz ace is remembered. He would have been a centenarian yesterday.
Read more… - 17. 9. 2014
Double anniversary
Today both the events of Sep 17 1939 in Poland and one occuring five years later in the Central Slovakia are remembered.
Read more… - 9. 9. 2014
Route of the Balkans
Seventy five years ago the first combatant-style set up group of Cz volunteers left Beograd for France. There were sixteen of them during September.
Read more… - 7. 9. 2014
Further memorial
Yesterday the second memorial to Sgt Josef Frantisek was unveiled.
Read more… - 2. 9. 2014
First casualties
Three Cz airmen met their deaths just seventy years ago.
Read more… - 21. 8. 2014
Further gravestones of Cz airmen
The images of the gravestones of the Cz airmen laid to rest within Midlands during WWII can be seen on web.
Read more… - 7. 8. 2014
First named victim
Seventy five years ago the first person, whose name is known by us, was shot dead by the German border guard while attempting to cross the Polish border line.
Read more… - 16. 7. 2014
100th birthday anniversary
Today at 10 am a remembrance ceremony of a patriot Henry Prokop was held at the Prostejov Local Cem´s Urn Dpt
Read more… - 8. 7. 2014
Winged Lion in Memorials Museums Subsection
The Winged Lion Memorial unveiled at the Klarov Park in the Lesser Town District of Prague in the vicinity of the Green A line´s Malostranska tube station on June 17, 2014 was added to the above mentioned subsection of our website´s Links.
Read more… - 7. 7. 2014
Info needed
A person related to F/O Otakar Korec seeks information on the below mentioned F/Os who graduated together with Otakar from the Hranice Military Academy on July 2, 1935.
Read more… - 24. 6. 2014
U 971 vs No 311 Sqn
Seventy years ago two blips appeared on a radar screen of the Liberator ´O ´of the Czechoslovak No 311 Bomber Squadron NW of the Brest Peninsula. Having acted accordingly the crew captained by P/O Jan Vella eyewitnessed the following reaction of the Allied vessels. In WWII no more crewmen of No 311 Sqn were lucky to enjoy.
Read more… - 17. 6. 2014
New Memorial
Today a Memorial dedicated to the Czechoslovak RAF servicemen will be unveiled at the Lesser Town District of Prague. The statue of a winged lion was brought from the foundary to its site yesterday.
Read more… - 12. 5. 2014
Jackpot was hit
Seventy years ago a STW synthetic oil plant at Zaluzi nr Most under the Ore Mts was bombed for the first time during WWII. A soft link of the Third Reich war machine was hit on that day.
Read more… - 30. 4. 2014
Neglected acts of bravery
Masterminded by a Vice-Consul Mr Vladimir Henzl a Czechoslovak Foreign Military Group was established in the Polish town of Krakow seventy five years ago. F/O Jiri Kral became its leader three weeks later.
Read more… - 24. 3. 2014
Four in Fifty
A memorial to four murdered participants of the ´Great Escape´ was unveiled in the Most cemetery two years ago. The town called Brux under the German Protectorate is situated in the region of North Bohemia.
Read more… - 24. 3. 2014
Great Escape 70
Not only the families of Arnost Valenta and Joseph Bryks MBE are among the attendees of the ´Great Escape´ remembrance ceremony just held at Zagan, Poland. Also Mr Michal Holy who iniciated the building of the Memorial to four in fifty victims at the town of Brux ie Most is present.
Read more… - 12. 3. 2014
Birth Anniversary of Joseph Tomanek
Today we remember the birth anniversary of the Cz No 311 Bomber Sqn´s pilot. On Jan 2 his death was mentioned.
Read more… - 20. 2. 2014
The last one
Sadly we have to advise of the death of Brigadier Miroslav Standera who passed away in Pilsen yesterday aged ninety five. He was the last Czechoslovak fighter pilot who took part in the 1940 French Campaign.
Read more… - 10. 2. 2014
Anniversary of Venda
Today at 4 p.m. a remebrance ceremony will be held in memory of a famous RAF pilot Col in mem Vaclav JIcha DFC AFC front his No 105 native house at Dnesice. It is his 100th birth anniversary.
Read more… - 1. 2. 2014
Eastwards
Seventy years ago twenty one Czechoslovak airmen terminated their service with the Royal Air Force and went to fight in the Eastern front. Four of them met their deaths and one was made POW within this theatre of operations.
Read more… - 19. 1. 2014
Gravestones of further nine
Thanks to the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website you can find pictures of not only nine gravestones of the nine Cz RAF servicemen there from Jan 18.
Read more… - 2. 1. 2014
Anniversary of Grief
The Wellington T 2553 KX-B was allotted to the Czechoslovak No 311 Bomber Sqn. Her co-pilot Sgt Josef Tomanek as well as her navigator F/O Joseph Mohr met their deaths just seventy two years ago. We post a text of recalls of the former´s sister. Put on paper by her grand-daughter.
Read more… - 26. 11. 2013
Otakar Korec remembered
The text is a brainchild of a great-grand-nephew Mathias Korec aged eleven. It was scheduled to be posted on the 105 anniversary of the No I/3 Groupe de Chasse´s pilot. Thoroughness of his mother in gathering information has been proved not only by the bibliography as follows.
Read more… - 11. 11. 2013
St Clement Danes Church
A film excerpt on the Czech Airmen Association members´ visit to the Central Church of the Royal Air Force was posted today on the 95th anniversary of the Great War´s Armistice.
Read more… - 2. 10. 2013
Otakar Hruby Remembrance
A Ceremony paying tribute to a RAF pilot - one of the ´Few´- will be given by the Nova Paka Municipality on Nov 1, 2013. This event has been under preparation in co-operation with the Prague Historical Institute and the Czech Campaigners for Freedom Association It will be held on the pilot´s birthday centenary.
Read more… - 1. 10. 2013
Tribute to Vlastimil Vesely in Jicin
On Monday Oct 14 at 1800 hrs an Vlastimil Vesely documents and images exhibition will be opened at the Vaclav Ctvrtek library at the town of Jicin. The exhibition was prepared by Mr Martin Vrana from Brno who is a grandson of another pilot of the B Flight of No 68 Night Fighter Sqn – F/Lt Ladislav Bobek DFC.
Read more… - 27. 9. 2013
Josef Frantisek Remembrance
On Sat Oct 5 a Remembrance Ceremony will be held at the village of Otaslavice on a birthday centenary of its well-known resident. The event will be dedicated to the best scoring pilot of BoB Sgt. Josef Frantisek DFM&Bar who served with the Polish No 303 ´Tadeusz Kosziuszko´ Fighter Sqn. He was the first Cz pilot awarded with DFM.
Read more… - 23. 9. 2013
IWM and Sep 23, 1938 Mobilization
A Mobilization Decree made public seventy five years ago in the town of Bystrice pod Hostynem is seen in a ground floor of the IWM Lambeth Rd, London. Visitors´ attention is drawn to this window not only by a poster ´Poznej svoji armádu ´ but also by a Czechoslovak helmet and a pistol.
Read more… - 20. 9. 2013
Tribute to Vlastimil Vesely at Horice
Just today a birthday centenary of a Cz Flight´s CO of No 68 Night Fighter Sqn is remembered.
Read more… - 1. 9. 2013
Ata remembered
A Remembrance Ceremony of the first CO of No 68 Night Fighter Sqn´s Cz B Flight S/L Vlastimil Vesely DFC will be held at his native town of Horice on his 100th anniversary on Sep 20.
Read more… - 23. 8. 2013
IWM Duxford on web
A part of the ´Battle of Britain´film was shot at Duxford fourty five years ago. That reason for thirteen excerpts on visit of the Czech Airmen Associations´ members there on Jul 3, 2004 were posted now. All thirteen are seen in the ´Documentaries´ Section too.
Read more… - 9. 8. 2013
Further pictures of gravestones
Thanks to the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website you can find there from yesterday twenty seven images of the gravestones of the Cz RAF members laid to rest in ten graveyards of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset in the text ´Not Forgotten – West Country´.
Read more… - 6. 8. 2013
Sgt Jan Krivda
This pilot of Cz No 311 Bomber Sqn would have celebrated his 100 today.
Read more… - 21. 7. 2013
Book worth reading
On the anniversary of W/C Josef Ocelka´s DFC death we advise of the book, in which No 311 Sqn´s CO also mentioned was.
Read more… - 19. 7. 2013
Plaque to Otakar Korec
Today a picture of a further plaque was added to the ´Museums and Memorials´ subsection of the ´Links´ Section.
Read more… - 6. 7. 2013
Bomber Hall on web
From today both the excerpts from the RAF Museum Hendon´s Bomber Hall can be seen on the youtube website.
Read more… - 4. 6. 2013
June 4, 2004
A RAF Museum Hendon, N London, was visited by a group of the Czech Airmen´s Association´s members nine years ago.
Read more… - 2. 6. 2013
Ladislav Bobek DFC
He was the oldest graduate from the Prostejov Military Academy seen in the ´RAF´Exhibition and No 2 scoring fighter pilot of Cz B Flight of No 68 Night Fighter Sqn.
Read more… - 26. 5. 2013
Beaulieu May 26 1943
Seventy years ago Cz No 311 Bomber Sqn moved to Beaulieu, Hampshire and its aircrews converted to B-24 heavies.
Read more… - 9. 5. 2013
FuG202 had by Allies
Importance of the event that had occured seventy years ago resulted in its listing among the 1943 ones on No 412 pg of the ´Chronicle of Aviation´ Book.
Read more… - 28. 4. 2013
In Czech already
Having been translated into a Slovak language in the past, this text has also been available in Czech since today.
Read more… - 7. 4. 2013
Gravestones in Scotland
Thanks to the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website you can see the gravestones of thirty-five Cz airmen laid to rest at twelve cemeteries within Scotland.
Read more… - 6. 4. 2013
Exhibition updates
The visitors to the Plumlov Castle can see the only of four original Exhibitions on the first floor during this season.
Read more… - 1. 4. 2013
Mustang on revolving pad
A P51D Mustang is being turned round slowly in the Milestones of Flight Hall of the RAF Museum Hendon for more than seven and a half minutes.
Read more… - 22. 3. 2013
Brookwood updated
On the 103rd anniversary of birthday of Cz No 311 Bomber Sqn´s navigator William Kauders MC three matters were updated on the www.svazletcu.cz website today.
Read more… - 24. 2. 2013
Film on web
All the 709 pictures of the ´Wings of Victory´ Film have been posted on You Tube.
Read more… - 24. 2. 2013
Gravestones in Wales
Thanks to the ´Not forgotten´ article posted on the www.fcafa.wordpress.com, also you can see the gravestones of ten Czechoslovak airmen laid to rest here during WWII.
Read more… - 23. 1. 2013
St Ethelbert Churchyard
Yesterday and today the pictures of the Czechoslovak airmen laid to rest in St. Ethelbert Churchyard, East Wreatham, Norfolk were updated.
Read more… - 20. 12. 2012
Honington Suffolk on Dec 20 1940
Seventy two years ago three crewmen of T2577 were laid to rest in the All Saints Churchyard at Honington by No 311 Sqn´s members. Today the five pictures by Mr Bohous Krivda taken in July 2005 were added to the list of the cemeteries on English soil - see the Links Section, ´Cz airmen´s Cems abroad´ Subsection, the ´Cz airmen´s Cemeteries abroad´ article.
Read more… - 9. 12. 2012
Schoolchildren kep their eyes on a grave
We express our thanks and tribute to all the members of the Tourist Youth Club and their leaders at the town of Velke Hamry.
Read more… - 17. 11. 2012
Two pictures added
Two pictures of the Prostejov RAF men Memorial were added today.
Read more… - 24. 10. 2012
Mauthausen Oct 24 1942
Seventy years ago at 0850 hrs was pregnant Mrs Alena Vyhnisova, related to a RAF fighter pilot W/O Jaroslav Vyhnis, shot dead in the back of her neck inside a ´bunker´ of the Mauthausen Extermination Camp.
Read more… - 18. 10. 2012
KX-B Memorial Unveiling
Yesterday families of all six crewmembers of the KX-B Wellington of the Cz No 311 Bomber Sqn were flown to Holland onboard an airliner of the Czech Air Force.
Read more… - 18. 10. 2012
Oct 18 1942 T2564
No 311 Bomber Sqn lost fourteen its members in a crash of T2564 Wellington seventy years ago
Read more… - 5. 10. 2012
A new article posted
Mr Tom Dolezal posted the ´Memorial Plaque unveiling Ceremony – Prostejov´ article on the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website yesterday.
Read more… - 17. 9. 2012
Sept 17, 1942
Ordered by Karl Hermann Frank numerous arrests were made seventy years ago. The families of the Czechoslovak RAF members were focused too.
Read more… - 7. 9. 2012
Come and see in three weeks
We invite you for the event held at the Airmen Memorial, Prostejov Cemetery on Sep 28 at 11 am.
Read more… - 9. 8. 2012
Five years ago
We attach an article on the No 311 Sqn´s Memorail Unveiling Ceremony held at the St Duthus Cem Tain, Highland to this update on the fifth anniversary of the event. Eighteen Cz members of No 311 Bomber Sqn were burried there.
Read more… - 1. 8. 2012
Thirty seven Museums more
Today a list of some Air Museums in the New World, Africa, Europe Mainland and Asia was posted. It comes from several issues of the Fly Past monthly.One Memorial, one Monument and four museums were added to the Museum and Memorials Great Britain article in the Links Section late July.
Read more… - 15. 7. 2012
Seventy years ago
On operations with Coastal Command for a month, Czechoslovak No 311 Sqn lost its first crew.
Read more… - 8. 7. 2012
May 8, 1992
Exactly twenty years and two months ago a plaque was unveiled on the wall of Master of Chocen´s Elementary School in the town of Chocen. NOTE : John of Chocen was a member of the Prague Utraquist Administrator´s board of advisors.
Read more… - 25. 6. 2012
Last time over Bremen
Taking part in 1,000 raid on Bremen on the night of 25/26 June 1942 the Cz No 311 Sqn said its final G.B. to Bomber Command. This target was very unpopular in our airmen due to a loss of one aircraft nearly on each previous sortie.
Read more… - 23. 6. 2012
Evening ofJune 23 1942
Exactly seventy years ago an event of such an importance had occured that it was mentioned on No 405 pg of the Chronicle of Aviation and the pilot of Cz No 310 Fighter Sqn F/Sgt Frantisek Trejtnar has much in common.
Read more… - 11. 6. 2012
A plaque to the children
Today at 10 a.m. the plaque was unveiled on a wall of the Jeneralka Chateau in No 6 Prague Dejvice District.
Read more… - 10. 6. 2012
Cz No 311 Sqn and Lidice
Seventy years ago the Sqn just was on its move by sea and air to its new base of Talbenny on the South-West coast of Wales.
Read more… - 30. 5. 2012
Operation Millenium 70
We remember the 70th anniversary of the first 1,000 - bomber raid on the night of 30/31 May. Also the Cz airmen were sent on this sortie.
Read more… - 12. 5. 2012
Memorial unveiled
Today an article on the May 8 Unveiling Ceremony was posted by Mr Tom Dolezal on the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website.
Read more… - 29. 4. 2012
A new Memorial
On May 8 at 11 a.m. a new Airmen´s Memorial will be unveiled at the Brno - Turany Airport.
Read more… - 24. 4. 2012
East Wreatham
On April, 1942 the first Chapter of Cz No 311 Sqn´s History ceased to exist.
Read more… - 9. 4. 2012
Svatoborice Internment Camp 70
The Reunion of the Internees and their families will be held on Sep 15, 2012 in the village of Svatoborice-Mistrin on the 70th anniversary of the first detainees´arrival at the camp.
Read more… - 2. 4. 2012
KX-B Memorial
The daughter of the first pilot of the KX-B twin-engined Wellington bomber has been trying to perpetuate the event of January 3, 1942.
Read more… - 22. 3. 2012
Brookwood updated
Read more… - 11. 3. 2012
Anniversary of German Occupation
The Article ´Occupation 1939´will be available also in Czech on the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website.
Read more… - 1. 3. 2012
Appeal to Owners of Urns
Since the Unveiling of the RAF men Memorial in 1998 its Crypt will be opened for the first time.
Read more… - 16. 2. 2012
Two texts more
Thanks to Mr Tom Dolezal and the www.fcfa.wordpress.com website you are give an opportunity
Read more… - 29. 1. 2012
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.
Read more… - 23. 1. 2012
Son of a pilot sought
A great-niece of a pilot of No 310 Sqn would like to contact his son Jaroslav.
Read more… - 6. 1. 2012
Nassau War Cem
Thanks to the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website you can see not only all the gravestones of the six Cz airmen who met their death on Aug 7, 1943.
Read more… - 29. 12. 2011
Graves in the La Targette Cem
Thanks to the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website you can see here twenty-nine gravestones of the Cz airmen who had been burried in this Cemetery.
Read more… - 14. 12. 2011
Three Cems in Poland
On Dec 11 Mr Tom Dolezal posted the pictures of five Cz. Airmen´s gravestones who had been laid to rest in the cemeteries of Poznan, Balonna nr Deblin and Belzyce nr Lublin.
Read more… - 1. 12. 2011
Graves in Belgium
This article seen on the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website gives not only a picture of three gravestones of the Cz. airmen laid to rest in the three different Belgian cemeteries.
Read more… - 21. 11. 2011
One added to No RAF04
Today another airman serving with the RAF was posted on the RAF04 Panel.
Read more… - 20. 11. 2011
Budapest Cem
Thanks to Mr Tom Dolezal and the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website you can see a gravestone of another Cz. airman.
Read more… - 17. 11. 2011
A Memorial more
Today an article on the Memorial in the village of Celechovice in the Hana Region was posted in the Links Section, Memorial and Museums Subsection.
Read more… - 5. 11. 2011
Names in El Alamein
Tom Dolezal posted an article Not Forgotten Egypt on the www.fcafa.wordpress.com website yesterday.
Read more… - 31. 10. 2011
Graves in the Azores
The RAF station established here on Oct 8, 1943 as a result of the agreement between Great Britain and Portugal played key role in the Battle of Atlantic.
Read more… - 24. 10. 2011
Graves in Holland
Since Oct 23 Cz Airmen´s gravestones are seen in one country more.
Read more… - 13. 10. 2011
Three changes more
To the date of Oct 13, 2011
Read more… - 30. 9. 2011
Assistance needed
Twelve more pictures of the Czechoslovaks of no name.
Read more… - 24. 9. 2011
Sep 24, 1941
Patron of our No 9 CzAA´s Branch lost his life on that day.
Read more… - 19. 9. 2011
A year ago
Only a few people in this country have their idea of the vicinity within which were the Czechoslovaks serving with the RAF and meeting their death in WWII and the Cz Ex-Servicemen laid.
Read more… - 14. 9. 2011
Photo Recognition
The Czechoslovaks who deserve identifying
Read more… - 11. 9. 2011
Info needed
Having been adressed by Ex-Serviceman Col Arnost Polak from the Free Czechoslovak Air Force Association we have tried to get info mentioned below, but in vain. So we ask for your help.
Read more… - 9. 9. 2011
Links Section updated
Four changes having been made to date in this Section.
Read more… - 29. 8. 2011
Brookwood in a textbook
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Read more… - 23. 8. 2011
Grattitude
Read more… - 6. 8. 2011
Tables in English
Read more… - 28. 7. 2011
Three anniversaries
On Lt Col Bohumil Rysanek who was firm friend of W/Cdr Joseph Ocelka.
Read more… - 29. 6. 2011
Nos 01- 25 Panels
Read more… - 24. 6. 2011
Aug 29,1944 in English
An English version on No 15 USAAF 2nd BG`s Black Friday was added incl four images.
Read more… - 22. 6. 2011
Reunions in English
Today an English version of both the articles on the Oct 6, 2006 and Nov 9, 2007 Reunions were posted today.
Read more… - 21. 6. 2011
Helicopter in English
An English version of an article on incursion and forced landing of an Austrian helicopter in Czechoslovakia on May 23, 1978 was posted today.
Read more… - 20. 6. 2011
Articles on the Svatoborice Internment Camp
Thanks to cooperation with Mrs Navatilova - daughter of No 311 Sqn airman Florian Jahoda - two articles were posted today also in English. And the others are in pipeline.
- 17. 12. 2010
Air battle over Hana Region
On Dec 17, 1944 2/Lt Rountree landed with his damaged P-38 Lightning No 44-24666 between the village of Kralice and the town of Prostejov. His plane burnt and its pilot was made POW.
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