Bomber's Top Gun

Czechoslovak bomber airmen while serving with Bomber Command 1940-1942

  Name Trade Bomber Command Coastal Command
1. W/Cdr Josef Ocelka DFC Pilot 44 (224hrs 30min) -
2. F/Lt Vladimír Slánský Wireless Operator
Pilot
45 (213hrs 40min)
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35 (358hrs 50min)
3. S/Ldr Alois Šedivý DFC DFM Pilot 41 (213hrs 04min) 39 (425hrs 48min)
4. F/Lt Metoděj Šebela DFC Pilot 39 (210hrs 45min) 15 (173hrs 06min)
5. F/Lt František Fencl Pilot 40 (211hrs 47min) 19 (155hrs 11min)
6. F/Lt Josef Čapka DFM Pilot 42 (210hrs 10min) -
7. F/Lt Karel Vildomec Pilot 37 (210hrs 50min) -
8. W/Cdr Jindřich Breitcetl DFC Pilot 46 (208 hrs 10min) 8 (61hrs 38min)

 

Czechoslovak bomber airmen while serving with Coastal Command 1942-1945

  Name Trade Bomber Command Coastal Command
1. F/Lt Miroslav Vild DFC Wireless Operator 4 (18hrs 32min) 106 (1120hrs 41min)
2. P/O Ladislav Valníček Air Gunner - 81 (932hrs 41min)
3. F/O Jan Roman Irving Pilot 2 (7hrs 51min) 91 (917hrs 25min)
4. P/O Jan Novosad Wireless Operator - 80 (851hrs 32min)
5. W/O Karel Gedoš Wireless Operator/Air Gunner 3 (9hrs 48min) 85 (817hrs 19min)
6. F/O Jan Vella DFC Pilot - 71 (817hrs 15min)

 

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News

26/08/2015 16:31

No. 311 Squadron Accidents updated

Section No. 311 Squadron Accidents updated + added details to crashes of three Liberators: BZ775, BZ717 and BZ749.

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26/08/2015 14:13

Battle of Britain section added

Battle of Britain section remembering participation of Czechoslovak fighter pilots in this battle was added.

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23/08/2015 18:46

New links added into Links section

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21/08/2015 17:23

Photo Appeal page

Photo Appeal page requesting help with photos of Czechoslovak airmen/airwomen we are still unable to indetify was added into section Research.

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14/08/2015 20:31

Top Gun

The last part of Czechoslovak Units added - statistics of the most successful Czechoslovak Airmen in section Top Gun.

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