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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News
09/11/2016 14:28
Added LTV Příbor news with reportage about my talk
Reportage about my talk at Příbor in LTV Příbor is available online - more details on page Talk.
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08/11/2016 20:45
Added information about my latest talk at Příbor
My latest talk about 311 Squadron pilot, Sgt Oldřich Helma, took place on 25th October 2016 at Příbor. Few photos available on page Talks.
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04/11/2016 22:59
Research Trip CZRAF 2003 - England & Wales
After a long spell I was able to re-create my first Research Trip around the UK - CZRAF 2003.
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04/11/2016 18:29
Photo Appeal update
I would like to thank to all those who helped us to get photos and identified two from Czechoslovak airmen whose faces were not known to us before. If you have any photos of your relatives of Czechoslovak serving in the RAF & WAAF please check...
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16/09/2016 20:34
First review of my latest book
Added link to Amazon.com where first review of my latest book Moonlight Flyer can by found.
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