No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Fighter Squadron
Badge: Czech Lion in front of sword
Motto: "WE FIGHT TO REBUILD"
Code Letters: NN
Date of Establishment: 12th July 1940
Place of Establishment: Duxford
Date of Disbandment: 14th September 1945
Place of Disbandment: Praha - Kbely
No. 310 Squadron Stations
| Station | From | To |
| Duxford, Cambridgeshire detachment Coltishall, Norfolk |
12.07.1940 26.03.1941 |
26.06.1941 01.04.1941 |
| Martlesham Hearth, Suffolk | 26.06.1941 | 19. 07.1941 |
| Dyce, Aberdeenshire detachment Montrose, Angus |
19. 07.1941 21. 07.1941 09.12.1941 |
09.12.1941 01.11.1941 15.12.1941 |
| Perranporth, Cornwall | 24.12.1941 | 07.03.1942 |
| Warmwell, Dorset | 07.03.1942 | 21.03.1942 |
| Perranporth, Cornwall | 21.03.1942 | 07.05.1942 |
| Exeter, Devon detachment Bold Head, Devon detachment Redhill, Surrey |
07.05.1942 12.05.1942 30.06.1942 |
26. 06.1943 26.06.1943 07.07.1942 |
| Castletown, Caithness detachment Sumburgh, Shetland Isles |
26.06.1943 19.07.1943 |
20.09.1943 20.09.1943 |
| Ibsley, Hampshire | 20.09.1943 | 02.12.1943 |
| Llanberd, Merioneth | 02.12.1943 | 14.12.1943 |
| Ibsley, Hampshire | 14.12.1943 | 20.02.1944 |
| Mendlesham, Suffolk | 20.02.1944 | 28.03.1944 |
| Southend, Essex | 28.03.1944 | 03.04.1944 |
| Appledram, Sussex | 03.04.1944 | 22.06.1944 |
| Tangmere, Sussex | 22.06.1944 | 03.07.1944 |
| Lympne, Kent | 03.07.1944 | 11.07.1944 |
| Digby, Lindcolnshire detachment Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire |
11.07.1944 13. 07.1944 |
28.08.1944 27. 8.1944 |
| North Weald, Hertfordshire | 28.08.1944 | 29.12.1944 |
| Bradwell Bay, Essex | 29.12.1944 | 27. 02.1945 |
| Manston, Kent | 27. 02.1945 | 13.08.1945 |
| Praha - Ruzyně (ČSR) | 13.08.1945 | 14.09.1945 |
| Praha - Kbely (ČSR) | 14.09.1945 | 15.02.1946 |
No. 310 Squadron Commanding Officers
| Commanding Officer | From | To |
| S/Ldr Alexander Hess, DFC | 12.07.1940 | 28.02.1941 |
| S/Ldr George D.M. Blackwood (British) | 12.07.1940 | 01.01.1941 |
| S/Ldr František Weber | 28.02.1941 | 07.04.1942 |
| S/Ldr Jerrard J. Jefferies-Latimer, DFC (British) | 01.01.1941 | 07.07.1941 |
| S/Ldr František Dolezal, DFC | 07.04.1942 | 15.01.1943 |
| S/Ldr Emil Foit | 15.01.1943 | 13.01.1944 |
| S/Ldr Hugo Hrbáček | 13.01.1944 | 21.05.1944 |
| S/Ldr Václav Raba | 21.05.1944 | 15.09.1944 |
| S/Ldr Jiří Hartman | 15.09.1944 | ČSR |
A Flight Commanding Officers
| A Flight Commanding Officer | From | To |
| F/Lt Jaroslav Malý | 12.07.1940 | 12.12.1940 |
| F/Lt Gordon J. Sinclair, DFC (British) | 12.07.1940 | 12.12.1940 |
| F/Lt František Doležal | 12.12.1940 | 07.04.1942 |
| F/Lt Patrick B.G. Davies (British) | 12.12.1940 | 29.08.1941 |
| F/Lt Václav Bergman | 07.04.1942 | 01.10.1942 |
| F/Lt Vladislav Chocholín | 01.10.1942 | 01.02.1943 |
| F/Lt Hugo Hrbáček | 01.02.1943 | 15.10.1943 |
| F/Lt Jiří Hartman | 15.10.1943 | 11.08.1944 |
| F/Lt Miroslav Diviš | 11.08.1944 | 06.01.1945 |
| F/Lt Karel Drbohlav | 06.01.1945 | ČSR |
B Flight Commanding Officers
| B Flight Commanding Officer | From | To |
| F/Lt František Rypl | 12.07.1940 | 10.12.1940 |
| F/Lt Jerrard J. Jefferies, DFC (British) | 12.07.1940 | 01.01.1941 |
| F/Lt František Weber | 10.12.1940 | 28.02.1941 |
| F/Lt M.W.B. Knight (British) | 15.02.1941 | 08.03.1941 |
| F/Lt Svatopluk Janouch | 28.02.1941 | 29.05.1941 |
| F/Lt Crelin W. Bodie, DFC (British) | 08.03.1941 | 03.06.1941 |
| F/Lt Miloslav Kredba | 29.05.1941 | 14.02.1942 |
| F/Lt Emil Foit | 14.02.1942 | 15.11.1942 |
| F/Lt František Burda | 15.11.1942 | 27.02.1943 |
| F/Lt Jiří Hartman | 27.02.1943 | 01.06.1943 |
| F/Lt Vladislav Chocholín | 01.06.1943 | 24.09.1943 |
| F/Lt Bohuslav Kimlička | 24.09.1943 | 06.12.1943 |
| F/Lt Václav Raba | 06.12.1943 | 21.05.1944 |
| F/Lt František Bernard | 22. 5.1944 | ČSR |
Used Aircraft Types
| Aircraft Type | From | To |
| Hawker Hurricane Mk.I | July 1940 | March 1941 |
| Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIA | March 1941 | December 1941 |
| Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB | June 1941 | November 1941 |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIA | October 1941 | December 1941 |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB | November 1941 | March 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VC | July 1942 | March 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk.VI | July 1943 | September 1943 |
| Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXC | January 1944 | June 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXE | June 1944 | July 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire F Mk.IX | July 1944 | July 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB | July 1944 | September 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire F Mk.IX | August 1944 | August 1945 |
| Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXE | July 1945 | ČSR |
Staff of No. 310 Squadron
Sources & Literature
News
25/06/2017 09:22
Photo Appeal page updated
I would like to thank to all contributors who have provided photos of Czechoslovak Airmen from the "Want List". Since the last update 20 new photos were obtained.
Chtěl bych poděkovat všem, kteří nám pomohli s fotografiemi československých letců ze...
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12/05/2017 14:36
Added information about my latest talk at Čelákovice
My latest talk about fighter pilot W/Cdr Alois Vašátko, DFC took place on 11th May 2017 at Čelákovice. Few photos available on page Talks.
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28/04/2017 17:41
Invitation to Alois Vašátko Talk
Added invitation (on the mainpage) to my nearest talk which will be dedicated to Alois Vašátko, the first Commanding Officer of the Czechoslovak Fighter Wing with the RAF.
More information can be found on the Town Museum at Čelákovice website.
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21/12/2016 20:54
Season's greetings
I would like to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2017 to all vistors of my website and I hope to see you here again next year!
Pavel Vančata
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22/11/2016 10:21
Article about my book "Moonlight Flyer"
My latest book has been announced in the newspaper of the Czech and Slovak Community in Toronto - for more details see the "Moonlight Flyer" book page.
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