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
03/01/2018 13:27
B-24 Liberator Handbook - 1.díl
Added information about book B-24 Liberator Handbook - 1.díl in which preparation I have acted as a helper. See a separate page in section Co-Authored Books.
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02/01/2018 15:08
B-24 Liberator in RAF Coastal Command Service
Added information about book B-24 Liberator in RAF Coastal Command Service in which preparation I have acted as a helper. See a separate page in section Co-Authored Books.
B-24 Liberator in RAF Coastal Command Service
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19/12/2017 23:27
2018 Season's Greetings added
2018 Season's Greetings - card has been added
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24/10/2017 21:38
Section Talks has been updated
Added brief information about my talk at Rožná on 7. 10. 2017.
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20/10/2017 20:40
Commemorative event, Rožná 7. 10. 2017
Photos from the commemorative event held in Rožná on 7. 10. 2017 are now availabe in gallery.
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