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
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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