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
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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