RAF Ranks Conversion
Table of Royal Air Force ranks and their equivalents in Czechoslovak Air Force
| Royal Air Force | Czechoslovak Air Force | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraftman 2nd Class | AC2 | vojin novacek | voj. nov. |
| Aircraftman 1st Class | AC1 | vojin | voj. |
| Leading Aircraftman | LAC | svobodnik | svob. |
| Corporal | Cpl | desatnik | des. |
| Sergeant | Sgt | cetar | cet. |
| Flight Sergeant | F/Sgt | rotny | rt. |
| Warrant Officer | W/O | rotmistr stabni rotmistr praporcik |
rtm. srtm. prap. |
| Pilot Officer | P/O | podporucik porucik |
ppor. por. |
| Flying Officer | F/O | nadporucik | npor. |
| Flight Lieutenant | F/Lt | kapitan | kpt. |
| Squadron Leader | S/Ldr | stabni kapitan major |
skpt. mjr. |
| Wing Commander | W/Cdr | podplukovnik | pplk. |
| Group Captain | G/Cpt | plukovník | plk. |
| Air Commodore | AC | brigadni general | brig. gen. |
| Air Vice Marshal | AVM | divizni general | div. gen. |
| Air Marshal | AM | armadni general | arm. gen. |
| Air Chief Marshal | ACM | - | - |
| Marshal of the Royal Air Force | - | - | - |
Note:
During service in the RAF VR had Czechoslovak airmen two ranks - British and Czechoslovak.
In many cases British rank wasn't in accordance with Czechoslovak, mostly was British rank higher then Czechoslovak.
Otherwise British ranks of Czechoslovak airmen was in accordance with their function in the RAF VR.
News
26/08/2015 16:31
No. 311 Squadron Accidents updated
Section No. 311 Squadron Accidents updated + added details to crashes of three Liberators: BZ775, BZ717 and BZ749.
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26/08/2015 14:13
Battle of Britain section added
Battle of Britain section remembering participation of Czechoslovak fighter pilots in this battle was added.
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21/08/2015 17:23
Photo Appeal page
Photo Appeal page requesting help with photos of Czechoslovak airmen/airwomen we are still unable to indetify was added into section Research.
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14/08/2015 20:31
Top Gun
The last part of Czechoslovak Units added - statistics of the most successful Czechoslovak Airmen in section Top Gun.
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