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) |
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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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