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On 24 August 312 squadron moved to Ruzyně Airport in Prague. [13] It became a squadron of the new Czechoslovak Air Force, and on 15 February 1946 was officially disbanded as an RAF squadron. [1] [9] Seven Spitfire F Mk IXs survive today that flew with the squadron in 1944–45.
Initially it had two Squadron Leaders: the British Douglas Blackwood [2] and the Czechoslovak Alexander Hess. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Hess and many of his men had served in the Czechoslovak Air Force , escaped from Czechoslovakia after it was occupied by Nazi Germany , and then joined the French Air Force and fought in the Battle of France .
In August 1945 the RAF's four Czechoslovak squadrons, numbers 310, 311, 312, and 313, all relocated to Czechoslovakia and became part of the Czechoslovak armed forces. By then 310, 312 and 313 squadrons were equipped with Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX aircraft and 311 Squadron was equipped with Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bombers. The ...
Pages in category "Expatriate Royal Air Force squadrons of Czechoslovakia in World War II" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Squadron Squadron Code Radio call sign Aircraft Type ... No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron (Czech) DU: SILVO: Hurricane: 1 Coastal Command Squadrons: No. 235 Squadron ...
Pilots of No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF. Many of the Czechoslovak pilots had fled to France after Hitler's occupation of their country in March 1939 and had fought in the short Armée de L'Air [16] in the Battle of France, gaining important combat experience. The rapid fall of France caused Czechoslovak soldiers and airmen to leave for ...
Jan Klán (22 January 1911 – 10 December 1986) was a Czech fighter ace of World War II who achieved five aerial victories during the Battle of France. He later served as commander of No. 312 Squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain, and as deputy commander of the 1st Czechoslovak Fighter Air Regiment during the Slovak National Uprising.
Expatriate Royal Air Force squadrons of Czechoslovakia in World War II (4 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of Czechoslovakia in World War II" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.