Prchal, Eduard Maximilian
- Date of birth:
- January 1st, 1911 (Dolní Břeany, Austro-Hungarian Empire)
- Date of death:
- December 4th, 1984 (St. Helena/California, United States)
- Buried on:
- Brookwood Military Cemetery
- Nationality:
- Czechoslovakian (1918 - 1948, Republic)
Biography
Prchal was a flying ace with six personal "kills" and 3 shared. During the campaign of May-Juni 1940, he fought for the French Air Force. Later he joined the British RAF. He was the sole survivor of the 1943 "Sikorski crash".
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Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- GC I/8, lArmee dAir
- Awarded for:
- Operation Fall Gelb
With 2 palms and 1 gold star
Ceskoslovenský válecný krí 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
1939-1945 Star
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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