No. 313 Czechoslovak Fighter Squadron
Badge: Flying hawk
Motto: "JEDEN JESTŘÁB MNOHO VRAN ROZHÁNÍ"
in English
"ONE HAWK DISPEL MANY CROWS"
Code Letters: RY
Date of Establishment: 10th May 1941
Place of Establishment: Catterick
Date of Disbandment: 22nd September 1945
Place of Disbandment: Brno
No. 313 Squadron Stations
| Station | From | To |
| Catterick, Yorkshire | 10.05.1941 | 01.07.1941 |
| Leconfield, Yorkshire | 01.07.1941 | 26.08.1941 |
| Portreath, Cornwall | 26.08.1941 | 23.11.1941 |
| Warrnwell, Dorset | 23.11.1941 | 28.11.1941 |
| Portreath, Comwall | 28.11.1941 | 15.12.1941 |
| Hornchurch, Essex | 15.12.1941 | 06.02.1942 |
| Rochford, Essex | 06.02.1942 | 06.03.1942 |
| Hornchurch, Essex | 06.03.1942 | 30.04.1942 |
| Fairlop, Essex | 30.04.1942 | 08.06.1942 |
| Churchstanton, Somerset | 08.06.1942 | 28.06.1942 |
| Warrnwell, Dorset | 28.06.1942 | 11.07.1942 |
| Churchstanton, Somerset detachment Bold Head, Devon |
11.07.1942 10.06.1942 |
28.06.1943 28.06.1943 |
| Peterhead, Aberdeen detachment Sumburgh, Shetland Islands |
28.06.1943 28.06.1943 |
20.08.1943 22.07.1943 |
| Hawkinge, Kent | 20.08.1943 | 18.09.1943 |
| Ibsley, Hampshire | 18.09.1943 | 06.01.1944 |
| Ayr, Ayrshire | 06.01.1944 | 19.01.1944 |
| Ibsley, Hampshire | 19.01.1944 | 20.02.1944 |
| Mendlesham, Suffolk | 20.02.1944 | 14.03.1944 |
| Southend, Essex | 14.03.1944 | 20.03.1944 |
| Mendlesham, Suffolk | 20.03.1944 | 03.04.1944 |
| Appledram, Sussex | 03.04.1944 | 29.06.1944 |
| Tangmere, Sussex | 29.06.1944 | 03.07.1944 |
| Lympne, Kent | 03.07.1944 | 11.07.1944 |
| Skeabrae, Orkney Islands detachment Sumburgh, Shetland Islands |
11.07.1944 11.07.1944 |
03.10.1944 03.10.1944 |
| North Weald, Hertfordshire | 03.10.1944 | 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 | 22.09.1945 |
| Brno (ČSR) | 22.09.1945 | 15.02.1946 |
No. 313 Squadron Commanding Officers
| Commanding Officer | From | To |
| S/Ldr Josef Jaške | 20.07.1941 | 15.12.1941 |
| S/Ldr Gordon L. Sinclair, DFC (British) | 10.5.1941 | 24.09.1941 |
| S/Ldr Karel Mrázek, DFC | 15.12.1941 | 26.06.1942 |
| S/Ldr Jaroslav Himr | 26.06.1942 | 24.09.1943 |
| S/Ldr František Fajtl, DFC | 24.09.1943 | 31.01.1944 |
| S/Ldr Václav Bergman, DFC | 31.01.1944 | 22.05.1944 |
| S/Ldr Alois Hochmal | 22.05.1944 | 01.09.1944 |
| S/Ldr Karel Kasal | 01.09.1944 | 15.11.1944 |
| S/Ldr Otmar Kučera, DFC | 15.11.1944 | ČSR |
A Flight Commanding Officers
| A Flight Commanding Officer | From | To |
| F/Lt Karel Mrázek | 15.05.1941 | 15.12.1941 |
| F/Lt John L. Kilmartin, DFC (British) | 04.06.1941 | 25.06.1941 |
| F/Lt František Fajtl | 15.12.1941 | 27.04.1942 |
| F/Lt František Vancl | 27.04.1942 | 21.05.1942 |
| F/Lt Václav Hájek | 21.05.1942 | 01.10.1942 |
| F/Lt Jaroslav Muzika | 01.10.1942 | 07.08.1943 |
| F/Lt Alois Hochmal | 07.08.1943 | 21.05.1944 |
| F/Lt Václav Šlouf | 21.05.1944 | 30.09.1944 |
| F/Lt František Masařík | 30.09.1944 | ČSR |
B Flight Commanding Officers
| B Flight Commanding Officer | From | To |
| F/Lt Jan Čermák | 19.05.1941 | 21.07.1941 |
| F/Lt Thomas W. Gillen (British) | 03.06.1941 | 15.09.1941 |
| F/Lt Stanislav Fejfar | 21.07.1941 | 20.03.1942 |
| F/Lt Karel Vykoukal | 20.03.1942 | 13.04.1942 |
| F/Lt Stanislav Fejfar | 13.04.1942 | 17.05.1942 |
| F/Lt Václav Raba | 17.05.1942 | 01.10.1942 |
| F/Lt Bohuslav Kimlička | 01.10.1942 | 01.01.1943 |
| F/Lt Vaclav Bergman | 01.01.1943 | 01.09.1943 |
| F/Lt Otmar Kučera, DFC | 01.09.1943 | 01.05.1944 |
| F/Lt Ronald Wood, DFC (British) | 01.05.1944 | 28.02.1945 |
| F/Lt Karel Zouhar | 28.02.1945 | ČSR |
Used Aircraft Types
| Aircraft Type | From | To |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IA | May 1941 | August 1941 |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIA | August 1941 | November 1941 |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB | October 1941 | February 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VC | July 1942 | February 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk.VI | June 1943 | July 1943 |
| Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXC | January 1944 | June 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXE | June 1944 | July 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk.IX | July 1944 | July 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB | July 1944 | October 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk.VII | July 1944 | August 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire F Mk.IX | August 1944 | August 1944 |
| Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk.IX | October 1944 | August 1945 |
| Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXE | July 1945 | ČSR |
Staff of No. 313 Squadron
Sources & Literature
News
26/07/2022 12:30
New article in REVI 131
Added info about my new article in REVI 131 into section REVI magazine.
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24/06/2022 19:59
Talk about Alois Vašátko and Vladislav Hnilička
Short info with few photos has been added into section Talks about the talk "Alois Vašátko and Vladislav Hnilička, airmen from Čelákovice" given at The Municipal Museum in Čelákovice on 18. 6. 2022.
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16/05/2022 17:31
New article in REVI 130
Added info about my new article in REVI 130 into section REVI magazine.
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01/04/2022 07:31
New article in REVI 129
Added info about my new article in REVI 129 into section REVI magazine.
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15/12/2021 09:08
New article in REVI 128
Added info about my new article in REVI 128 into section REVI magazine.
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