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
13/05/2019 09:39
New page REVI magazine
I have added new page REVI magazine into section Books & Talks announcing my articles for this Czech aviation magazine.
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27/01/2019 17:36
Talk about Sgt Otakar Janůj II
Short info with few photos has been added into section Talks about the talk Otakar Janůj, 311 Squadron wireless operator" given at Faculty of Transportation Sciences in Praha on 24. 1. 2019.
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17/01/2019 11:42
Invitation to talk on 24.1.2019 added
Invitation to talk on 24.1.2019 at CTU Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Prague-Albertov, added to main page. Theme - 311 Squadron Wireless Operator Sgt Otakar Janůj.
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16/01/2019 10:19
Forum closed
Due to large ammount of sapm I have been forced to close down the forum provided by the webhosting and replaced it by the link to the still working forum from my previous website which you are welcome to use.
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07/12/2018 10:22
B-24 Liberator Handbook - Volume 2
Added new page for book B-24 Liberator Handbook - Volume 2 I was heloing with.
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