Czechoslovak Flight of No. 68 Squadron
Badge: Head of owl drew
Motto: "VŽDY PŘIPRAVEN"
in English
"ALWAYS READY"
Code Letters: WM
Date of Establishment: 7th January 1941
Place of Establishment: Catterick
Date of Disbandment: 20th April 1945
Place of Disbandment: Church Fenton
No. 68 Squadron Stations
Station | From | To |
Catterick, Yorkshire | 07.01.1941 | 17.04.1941 |
High Ercall, Shropshire detachment Valley, Angelsey |
17.04.1941 | 08.03.1942 |
Coltishall, Norfolk detachment Peterhead, Aberdeenshire |
08.03.1942 | 05.02.1944 |
Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire | 05.02.1944 | 01.03.1944 |
Fairwood Common, Glanmorgan | 01.03.1944 | 24.06.1944 |
Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire | 24.06.1944 | 27.10.1944 |
Coltishall, Norfolk | 27.10.1944 | 08.02.1945 |
Wittering, Northamptonshire | 08.02.1945 | 27.02.1945 |
Coltishall, Norfolk | 27.02.1945 | 15.03.1945 |
Church Fenton, Yorkshire | 15.03.1945 | 20.04.1945 |
No. 68 Squadron Commanding Officers
Commanding Officer | From | To |
S/Ldr D. L. Clarkson | 07.01.1941 | 03.02.1941 |
W/Cdr John W. M. „Max“ Aitken, DSO, DFC | 03.02.1941 | 24.01.1943 |
W/Cdr Anthony P. Dottridge, DFC | 24.01.1943 | 21.10.1943 |
W/Cdr Dennis Hayley-Bell, DFC | 21.10.1943 | 14.08.1944 |
W/Cdr George Howden, DFC | 14.08.1944 | 04.02.1945 |
W/Cdr William L. Gill, DFC | 20.04.1945 | 04.02.1945 |
B Flight Commanding Officers
(B flight was manned by entirely Czechoslovak personnel from 20th January 1942)
B Flight Commanding Officer | From | To |
S/Ldr Vlastimil Veselý, DFC | 14.02.1942 | 01.04.1943 |
S/Ldr František Sýkora | 01.04.1943 | 10.10.1943 |
S/Ldr Miroslav Mansfeld, DSO, DFC | 10.10.1943 | 20.04.1945 |
Used Aircraft Types
Aircraft Type | From | To |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IF | February 1941 | May 1941 |
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF | May 1941 | February 1943 |
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VIF | January 1943 | July 1944 |
De Havilland Mosquito NF Mk.XVII | July 1944 | February 1945 |
De Havilland Mosquito NF Mk.XIX | July 1944 | February 1945 |
Czechoslovak Staff with No. 68 Squadron
Sources & Literature
News
23/01/2023 22:09
New article in REVI 134
Added info about my new article in REVI 134 into section REVI magazine.
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23/12/2022 18:46
V. Sponar plaque unveiling and a talk
Added brief info and photos from V. Sponar plaque unveiling and my talk about him.
Talk about V. Šponar
Added invitation to the unveiling of Vladimír Šponar plaque and my talk about him.
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29/11/2022 18:35
New article in REVI 133
Added info about my new article in REVI 133 into section REVI magazine.
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29/09/2022 19:51
New article in REVI 132
Added info about my new article in REVI 132 into section REVI magazine.
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24/09/2022 20:48
Talk about V. Šponar
Added invitation to the unveiling of Vladimír Šponar plaque and my talk about him.
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