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
13/05/2019 09:39
New page REVI magazine
I have added new page REVI magazine into section Books & Talks announcing my articles for this Czech aviation magazine.
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27/01/2019 17:36
Talk about Sgt Otakar Janůj II
Short info with few photos has been added into section Talks about the talk Otakar Janůj, 311 Squadron wireless operator" given at Faculty of Transportation Sciences in Praha on 24. 1. 2019.
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17/01/2019 11:42
Invitation to talk on 24.1.2019 added
Invitation to talk on 24.1.2019 at CTU Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Prague-Albertov, added to main page. Theme - 311 Squadron Wireless Operator Sgt Otakar Janůj.
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16/01/2019 10:19
Forum closed
Due to large ammount of sapm I have been forced to close down the forum provided by the webhosting and replaced it by the link to the still working forum from my previous website which you are welcome to use.
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07/12/2018 10:22
B-24 Liberator Handbook - Volume 2
Added new page for book B-24 Liberator Handbook - Volume 2 I was heloing with.
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