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
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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