Date of birth:

September 23rd, 1916 (Svaty Kriz, Czechoslovakia)

Date of death:

August 17th, 1959 (Cornwall, United Kingdom)

Service number:

723451(RAF)

Nationality:

Czechoslovakian (1918 - 1948, Republic)

Promotions:
August 14th, 1940: Flight Sergeant
October 1940: Pilot Officer
December 1940: Flying Officer
February 17th, 1942: Flight Lieutenant;
?: First Officer (BAA);
1956: Captain;

Career:
October 1st, 1934: Ceskoslovenske vojenske letectvo (Czechoslovak Army Airforce);
March 1937: Letecky pluk 4 (4th Air Regiment);
May 1938:Stihaci letka 32, Letecky pluk 1 (32nd Fighter Unit, 1st Air Regiment);
?: Legion Etrangee, Sidi Bel Abbés;
?: No 6 CIC, Chartres (Armée de l'Air);
May 17th, 1940: Groupe de Chasse III/3;
August 14th, 1940: Chechoslovak Depot, RAF Cosford;
?: No. 5 Operational Training Unit (RAF):
October 3rd, 1940: No. 1 Squadron;
July 8th, 1942: No. 23 Squadron;
October 1942: Czechoslovak Air Inspectorate, London;
?: No. 32 Maintenance Unit;
1945: .

Victories (among others):
February 2nd, 1941: Messerschmitt Bf 109, Boulogne (probably);
April 8th, 1941: Messerschmitt Bf 109, Cap Griz Nez;
May 21st, 1941: Messerschmitt Bf 109, Calais/Duinkerken;
June 27th, 1941: Messerschmitt Bf 109, Le Touquet;
April 1st/2nd 1942: Junkers Ju 88, Melun;
April 1st/2nd, 1942: Junkers Ju 88, Melun (damaged);
April 167th/17th, 1942: Dornier Do 217, Saint-André-de-l'Eure;
?: Dornier Do 217, Rouen-Boos;
?: Junkers Ju 88, Rouen-Boos;
April 30th/May 1st, 1942: Dornier Do 217, Rennes;
April 30th/May 1st, 1942: Heinkel He 111, Dinard;
May 4/5th, 1942: Heinkel He 111, Saint André;
May 4/5th, 1942: Heinkel He 111, Saint André;
May 4/5th, 1942: Heinkel He 111, Saint André;
June 2nd/3rd, 1942: Dornier Do 217, Duinkerken;
June 3rd/4th, 1942: Heinkel He 111, Saint André;
June 3rd/4th, 1942: Heinkel He 111, Saint André;
June 3rd/4th, 1942: Dornier Do 217, Saint André;
June 3rd/4th, 1942: Dornier Do 217, Saint André (damaged);
June 21st/22nd, 1942: Junker Ju 88, Saint André;
June 21st/22nd, 1942: Junker Ju 88, Saint André (damaged);
June 28th/29th, 1942: Dornier Do 217E-4, VII/Kampfgeschwader 2, Trevieres;
July 1st/2nd, 1942: Dornier Do 217, Dinard;
July 1st/2nd, 1942: Dornier Do 217, Dinard;
July 1st/2nd, 1942: Dornier Do 217, Dinard (beschadigd).

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