Bomber's Top Gun
Czechoslovak bomber airmen while serving with Bomber Command 1940-1942
| Name | Trade | Bomber Command | Coastal Command | |
| 1. | W/Cdr Josef Ocelka DFC | Pilot | 44 (224hrs 30min) | - |
| 2. | F/Lt Vladimír Slánský | Wireless Operator Pilot |
45 (213hrs 40min) - |
- 35 (358hrs 50min) |
| 3. | S/Ldr Alois Šedivý DFC DFM | Pilot | 41 (213hrs 04min) | 39 (425hrs 48min) |
| 4. | F/Lt Metoděj Šebela DFC | Pilot | 39 (210hrs 45min) | 15 (173hrs 06min) |
| 5. | F/Lt František Fencl | Pilot | 40 (211hrs 47min) | 19 (155hrs 11min) |
| 6. | F/Lt Josef Čapka DFM | Pilot | 42 (210hrs 10min) | - |
| 7. | F/Lt Karel Vildomec | Pilot | 37 (210hrs 50min) | - |
| 8. | W/Cdr Jindřich Breitcetl DFC | Pilot | 46 (208 hrs 10min) | 8 (61hrs 38min) |
Czechoslovak bomber airmen while serving with Coastal Command 1942-1945
| Name | Trade | Bomber Command | Coastal Command | |
| 1. | F/Lt Miroslav Vild DFC | Wireless Operator | 4 (18hrs 32min) | 106 (1120hrs 41min) |
| 2. | P/O Ladislav Valníček | Air Gunner | - | 81 (932hrs 41min) |
| 3. | F/O Jan Roman Irving | Pilot | 2 (7hrs 51min) | 91 (917hrs 25min) |
| 4. | P/O Jan Novosad | Wireless Operator | - | 80 (851hrs 32min) |
| 5. | W/O Karel Gedoš | Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | 3 (9hrs 48min) | 85 (817hrs 19min) |
| 6. | F/O Jan Vella DFC | Pilot | - | 71 (817hrs 15min) |
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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