Rajlich,Jiří: Na nebi hrdého Albionu, 1. část, Ares, Praha 1999, ISBN 80-86158-17-9 Halley, James J.: The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988, Air Britain Ltd., 1988, ISBN 0 85130 164 9 en.wikipedia.org
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Note/Note: The period is only approximate / Detachment dates indicate that and the detachment(s) took place at some point between these dates unless specific dates quoted.
resources JEFFORD, Wing Commander C. G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6. Rajlich,Jiří: The sky proud Albion, 1. part, Ares, Prague 1999, ISBN 80-86158-17-9 http://www.rafweb.org/Menu.htm#Station.
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Reklama
1940
claimed claims
date
machine
pilot
opponent
08.10.
Hurricane I P2575 DU-P
F/Lt D. Gillam
1/3 Ju 88
08.10.
Hurricane I L1926 DU-J
P/O A. Vašátko
1/3 Ju 88
08.10.
Hurricane I L1807
Sgt J. Stehlík
1/3 Ju 88
11.10.
Hurricane I L1926 DU-J
P/O A. Vašátko
1/8 Do 17
11.10.
Hurricane I L1740 DU-O
Sgt J. Keprt
1/8 Do 17
11.10.
Hurricane I V6846
S/Ldr F. Tyson
1/8 Do 17
11.10.
Hurricane I P2575 DU-P
S/Ldr J. Ambruš
1/8 Do 17
11.10.
Hurricane I L1807
P/O J. Jaške
1/8 Do 17
29.11.
Hurricane I P3934
Sgt J. Keprt
1 Do 215 poš.
Loss of flying personnel/Losses
date
machine
crew
cause
10.10.
Hurricane I L1547
Sgt Otto Hanzlíček - KAS
Engine failure, drowned after parachute jump.
pos: KIA - died in action, MIA - missing, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
resources: J. Rajlich - In the Sky of the Proud Albion, Part 7, Svět křídel, Cheb 2004, ISBN 80-86808-12-2 F. Loucký - Many did not fly, Our Army, Prague 1989, ISBN 80-206-0053-1 E.Čejka - Zlomená křídla, NADAS, Prague 1991, ISBN 80-7030-107-4
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1941
claimed victories / Claims
date
machine
pilot
adversary
14.03.
Hurricane And V6926 DU-X
Sgt J. Goldfinch
1/2 Ju 88
10.04.
Hurricane And V6926 DU-X
Sgt J. Joiner
1 Me 110 b.
18.06.
Hurricane IIB Z3437 DU-K
Sgt About. Kučera
1 Bf 109 reg.
18.06.
Hurricane IIB Z3019
Sgt J. Goldfinch
1 Bf 109 reg.
03.07.
Hurricane IIB Z3314
Sgt About. Kučera
1 Bf 109
05.07.
Hurricane IIB Z3592
F/Sgt In. Smolík
1 Bf 109 reg.
08.07.
Hurricane IIB Z3467 DU-E
F/Sgt In. Smolík
1 Bf 109
08.07.
Hurricane IIB Z3221 D-R
Sgt J. Goldfinch
1 Bf 109 poff.
09.07.
Hurricane IIB Z3181
Sgt And. Zavoral stated
1 Bf 109
09.07.
Hurricane IIB Z3660 DU-IN
S/Ldr And. Vašátko
1 Bf 109 poff. and 1 Bf 109 reg.
09.07.
Hurricane IIB Z3314
F/Sgt About. Kučera
1 Bf 109
10.07.
Hurricane IIB Z3221 DU-L
F/Sgt J. Goldfinch
1 Bf 109 reg.
the loss of flight personnel / Losses
date
machine
crew
cause
13.02.
Hurricane And V6885 DU-IN
F/O Jindrich Bartos - KAS
Crash during a training flight.
10.04.
Hurricane And V7066 DU-T
F/Lt Alexander And. M. Dawbarn (RAF) - MIA
Probably shot down by fighter on the coast of Wales.
06.05.
Hurricane And V6921 D-R
Sgt Bohumil Votruba - KAS
Crash during night training flight.
08.07.
Hurricane IIB Z3327
Sgt Josef Menšík
Shot down by a fighter over France, he escaped captivity and returned back to the Uk.
09.07.
Hurricane IIB Z3023
Sgt John Carpenter - POW
Shot down by a fighter over France.
25.10.
Spitfire IIA P7540 DU-W
F/O František Hekl - KAS
Crash during a training flight.
19.12.
Spitfire VB BL293
Sgt Jaroslav Kucera - KAS
Collision in the air during a training duel.
poz: KIA - killed in action, MIA - missing, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner of war, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
source: J. Rajlich - in The sky proud Albion, 7. part, World of wings, Cheb 2004, ISBN 80-86808-12-2 F. Louka - Many got, Our troops, Prague 1989, ISBN 80-206-0053-1 E.Lapwing - Broken wings, NADAS, Praha 1991, ISBN 80-7030-107-4 .
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1942
claimed victories / Claims
date
machine
pilot
adversary
16.02.
Spitfire VB BL381 DU-L
P/O About. Kučera
1 Ju 88
21.03.
Spitfire VB AD553 DU-E
F/Lt B. Dvorak
1/2 Ju 88
21.03.
Spitfire VB BL381 DU-L
Sgt J. Voluntary
1/2 Ju 88
03.06.
Spitfire VB AD572 DU-C
F/O F. Duvet
1 FW 190 and 1 FW 190 poff.
03.06.
Spitfire VB BL289 D - R
F/Lt And. Fox
1 FW. 190 b.
03.06.
Spitfire VB BL282 DU-W
P/O To. The post
2 FW 190 poff.
03.06.
Spitfire VB, BL626 DU-L
F/O Also. Tonder
1 FW 190 reg.
12.07.
Spitfire VB BL254
W/O J. Šodek
1 Ju 88
19.08.
Spitfire VB EP559 DU-IN
Sgt M. Liškutín
1 FW 190 poff.
19.08.
Spitfire VB AA970 DU-J
F/Sgt T. Motyčka
1 FW 190 reg.
19.08.
Spitfire VB EP518 DU-N
Sgt In the. Ruprecht
1 FW 190 reg.
19.08.
Spitfire VB EP547 DU-B
P/A In. Smolík
1 FW 190 poff.
19.08.
Spitfire VB W3837 DU-S
F/Sgt J. Faucet
1 To 217 b.
19.08.
Spitfire VB EP432 D-R
F/O J. Keprt
1 To 217
19.08.
Spitfire VB EP660 DU-
Sgt M. Liškutín
1/2 To 217
the loss of flight personnel / Losses
date
machine
crew
cause
27.04.
Spitfire VB AD553 DU-E
F/Lt Rudolf Roháček - KIA
Crash when the operating flight.
02.05.
Spitfire VB BL470 DU-J
P/O Josef Janeba - KIA
Collision in the air while operating the flight.
03.06.
Spitfire VB BL340 DU-X
F/Lt Bedrich Dvorak - POW
Shot down by a fighter over France.
03.06.
Spitfire VB, BL626 DU-I
F/O Ivo Tonder - POW
Shot down by a fighter over France.
poz: KIA - killed in action, MIA - missing, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner of war, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
source: J. Rajlich - in The sky proud Albion, 7. part, World of wings, Cheb 2004, ISBN 80-86808-12-2 F. Louka - Many got, Our troops, Prague 1989, ISBN 80-206-0053-1 E.Lapwing - Broken wings, NADAS, Praha 1991, ISBN 80-7030-107-4 .
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1943
claimed claims
date
machine
pilot
opponent
04.04.
Spitfire VC EE680
F/Sgt S. Tocauer
1 FW 190 reg.
27.08.
Spitfire VB AA911
F/Lt K. Kasal
1/2 Ju 88
27.08.
Spitfire VB W3253
F/O K. Mail
1/2 Ju 88
Loss of flying personnel/Losses
date
machine
crew
cause
14.05.
Spitfire VB EP539 DU-C
F/O Jaroslav Novak - MIA
Damaged by flak, crashed over the Channel.
25.10.
Spitfire VC AB372 DU-B
F/O Jan Šťastný - MIA
Damaged by flak over France, crashed over the Channel.
pos: KIA - died in action, MIA - missing, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
resources: J. Rajlich - In the Sky of the Proud Albion, Part 7, Svět křídel, Cheb 2004, ISBN 80-86808-12-2 F. Loucký - Many did not fly, Our Army, Prague 1989, ISBN 80-206-0053-1 E.Čejka - Zlomená křídla, NADAS, Prague 1991, ISBN 80-7030-107-4
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1944
claimed claims
date
machine
pilot
opponent
23.03.
Spitfire IXC MJ931
F/O L. Světlík
1 FW 190
19.04.
Spitfire IXC MK248 DU-R
F/Lt B. Budil
1 FW 190
07.06.
Spitfire IXC NH546 DU-C
F/Sgt J. Konvicka
1 FW 190 poš.
07.06.
Spitfire IXC MJ881 DU-E
F/O V. Kopeček
1 FW 190 poš.
08.06.
Spitfire IXC MK449 DU-R
Sgt V. Angetter
1 FW 190
08.06.
Spitfire IXC MK895 DU-P
P/O F. Mlejnecký
1 FW 190 poš.
08.06.
Spitfire IXC MJ572 DU-W
W/O A. Škach
1 FW 190 poš.
08.06.
Spitfire IXC MJ881 DU-E
F/O V. Kopeček
2 FW 190 poš.
10.06.
Spitfire IXC MJ940 DU-J
F/Sgt J. Konvicka
1 Bf 109 prav.
Loss of flying personnel/Losses
date
machine
crew
cause
19.04.
Spitfire IXC MK248 DU-R
F/Lt Bohuslav Budil - POW
Shot down by a fighter over Belgium.
15.05.
Spitfire IXC MK608 DU-D
W/O Antonín Prvonič - KIA
Landing accident after operational flight.
21.05.
Spitfire IXC MJ907 DU-A
W/O Robert Ossendorf
Shot down by flak over France, he escaped captivity and returned to Britain.
11.06.
Spitfire IXC MJ840 DU-L
F/Sgt Vilem Nosek - KIA
Operational flight accident.
11.08.
Spitfire IXC ML240 DU-H
Sgt Augustin Access - POW
Accident on an operational flight over the Netherlands.
25.08.
Spitfire IXC ML245 DU-R
W/O Vaclav Ruprecht - KIA
Accident over the North Sea during an operational flight.
03.09.
Spitfire IXC ML296 DU-N
F/Lt Otto Smik
Shot down by flak over the Netherlands, he escaped captivity and returned to Britain.
18.09.
Spitfire IXC MK682 DU-C
F/Sgt Antonin Ocelka - POW
Shot down by flak over the Netherlands.
08.12.
Spitfire IXC MH527 DU-Z
Sgt Anton Vanko - KIA
Crash at take-off for operational flight.
31.12.
Spitfire IXC MH354 DU-J
F/Lt Zdenek Donda - KIA
Emergency landing accident during operational flight.
pos: KIA - died in action, MIA - missing, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
resources: J. Rajlich - In the Sky of the Proud Albion, Part 7, Svět křídel, Cheb 2004, ISBN 80-86808-12-2 F. Loucký - Many did not fly, Our Army, Prague 1989, ISBN 80-206-0053-1 E.Čejka - Zlomená křídla, NADAS, Prague 1991, ISBN 80-7030-107-4
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1945
Loss of flying personnel/Losses
date
machine
crew
cause
09.02.
Spitfire IXC LZ951 DU-D
Sgt Ondrej Samberger - KAS
Accident over the North Sea during a training flight.
09.02.
Spitfire IXC BS433 DU-G
P/O Alois Záleský - KAS
Training flight accident.
pos: KIA - died in action, MIA - missing, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
resources: J. Rajlich - In the Sky of the Proud Albion, Part 7, Svět křídel, Cheb 2004, ISBN 80-86808-12-2 F. Loucký - Many did not fly, Our Army, Prague 1989, ISBN 80-206-0053-1 E.Čejka - Zlomená křídla, NADAS, Prague 1991, ISBN 80-7030-107-4
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October 13, 1940 - three aircraft 312nd MS. fighter squadron under the command of Ján Ambruš shot down by mistake the British aircraft Blenheim, whose crew perished.
October 15, 1940 - three aircraft 312nd MS. fighter squadron also under the command of Ján Ambruš crashed after losing orientation, of which two were destroyed, whose pilots were rescued by parachute and one damaged.
Source: VHÚ Prague, VHÚ Bratislava - Military personalities of the Czechoslovak resistance 1939 - 1945, Avis Prague - May 2005
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Unit board from 1945
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