No. 1429 Czech Operational Training Flight
Badge: none
Motto: none
Date of Establishment: 16th December 1941
Place of Establishment: East Wretham
Date of Disbandment: 1st February 1943
Place of Disbandment: Thornaby
No. 1429 COTF was created to replace Operational Training Flight (OTF) within No. 311 Squadron to five operational traning to new crews for No. 311 Squadron.
On 1st February 1943 No. 1429 COTF became Czech Flight of No. 6 (C) Operation Training Unit.
No. 1429 COTF Stations
Station | From | To |
East Wretham, Suffolk | 16.12.1941 | 29.06.1942 |
North Luffenham, Rutland | 29.06.1942 | 30.06.1942 |
Woolfox Lodge, Rutland | 30.06.1942 | 31.08.1942 |
Church Broughton, Derbyshire | 31.08.1942 | 10.11.1942 |
Thornaby, North Yorkshire | 10.11.1942 | 01.02.1943 |
No. 1429 COTF Commanding Officers
Commanding Officer | From | To |
S/Ldr Josef Šejbl | 16.12.1941 | 24.04.1942 |
S/Ldr Jindřich Breitcetl | 24.04.1942 | 01.02.1943 |
Source: Pajer Miloslav, Ve stínu slávy, Svět křídel, Cheb, 1992
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