Consolidated Liberator GR Mk.V BZ775/G crash on 29th August 1943
Liberator GR Mk. V BZ775/G took-off at 03.05 and crashed 30 seconds after take-off about 1 1/2 miles from end of runway. Aircraft was loaded by 2,300 gallons of petrol and 12 Depth Charges. After the impact Liberator caught fire and all Depth Charges exploded killing all crewmembers aboard:
Trade | Name |
Cpt | F/O A. Musálek |
2nd Pilot | Sgt S. Jelínek |
Nav | F/Lt B. Babš |
WOP/AG | Sgt E. Blaháček |
WOP/AG | Sgt H. Polák |
WOP/AG | Sgt J. Rubín |
AG | F/O M. Čtvrtlík |
AG | Sgt V. Blahna |
There is an interesting fact that standard WOP/AG of Musálek's crew F/Sgt J. Bajer missed the start. So he was replaced by Sgt E. Blaháček from crew of F/Sgt K. Kopal.
Thanks to that F/Sgt Bajer flew till August 1944 with Kopal's crew and he survived the war.
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15/11/2018 21:33
Talk about Sgt Otakar Janůj
Short info with few photos has been added into section Talks about the talk "Sgt Otakar Janůj, 311 Squadron wireless operator" given at Municipal Library of Prague, Opatov Branch, on 15. 11. 2018
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05/11/2018 12:48
Invitation to talk on 15.11.2018 added
Invitation to talk on 15.11.2018 in Prague-Opatov library added to main page. Theme - Czechoslovak airmen in the RAF with alignment on 311 Squadron and mostly on Wireless Operator Sgt Otakar Janůj.
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02/11/2018 17:19
Page "Poslední let Wellingtonu T2624" - updated
Page of book Poslední let Wellingtonu T2624 has been updated - added link to Slavičínský zpravodaj where an article about Otakar Jnůj has been published.
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02/11/2018 16:04
Photo appeal page updated
Thanks to help of this website visitors we were able to obtained photos of 3 Czechoslovak airmen whose faces were uknown to us and the list has been shortened. If you can help us with some more photos of airmen from the list please contact us on the...
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01/11/2018 08:41
Riders in the Sky 1945 - details
The Book "Riders in the Sky 1945" included in new B-24 kit by Eduard has been released, more details on separate page Riders in the Sky 1945
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