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
22/11/2016 10:21
Article about my book "Moonlight Flyer"
My latest book has been announced in the newspaper of the Czech and Slovak Community in Toronto - for more details see the "Moonlight Flyer" book page.
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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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