List of World War II aces from Czechoslovakia

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This is a list of World War II fighter aces from Czechoslovakia .

NameKillsAwardsNotes
Bobek, Ladislav "Lada"5Died 14 February 1983
Čížek, Evžen5KIA 26 November 1940
Cukr, Venceslas (Vaclav) "Cooper"9Croix de Guerre with 4 palms (France), Médaille militaire (France), Légion d'honneur (France), DFC (UK).Battle of France, Battle of Britain, and RAF Fighter Squadron Leader. Later RAF fighter test pilot. Died in New Zealand, 24 October 1989.
Doležal, František "Dolly"6KIA 4 October 1945
Dygrýn-Ligotický, Josef D5KIA 4 June 1942
Fechtner, Emil5DFCKIA 29 October 1940
Fejfar, Stanislav B8KIA 17 May 1942
František, Josef 17DFMCzechoslovak Air Force until German occupation, then Polish Air Force. KIA 8 October 1940
Furst, Bohumil6
Hanuš, Josef Jan 5DFC
Janouch, Svatopluk5
Jícha, Václav 7DFCDied on 1 February 1945 when the aircraft in which he was a passenger crashed during a snowstorm. [1]
Klán, Jan 5Died 10 December 1986
Kratkoruky, Bedrich5MIA 15 January 1943
Kučera, Jiří V5
Kučera, Otmar7DFC6 June 1995
Kuttelwascher, Karel Miroslav "Kut" 20DFC, CdGCzechoslovak Air Force until German occupation, then French Air Force, then Royal Air Force
Mansfeld, Miloslav 12DSO, DFC, AFCDied 22 October 1991
Peřina, František 12CdGCzechoslovak Air Force until German occupation, then French Air Force, then Royal Air Force
Plzak, Stanislav6MIA 7 August 1941
Prchal, Eduard M 6Died 4 December 1984
Prihoda, Josef5DFCMIA 6 March 1943
Půda, Rajmund5
Smik, Otto 13DFCKIA 28 November 1944
Šrom, Leopold8Died 11 October 1968
Stehlík, Josef10Died 30 May 1991
Svetlík, Ladislav5
Vašátko, Alois 14DSO, DFCCzechoslovak Air Force until German occupation, then French Air Force, then Royal Air Force. KIA 3 June 1942
Vybíral, Tomáš7DSO, DFCDied 21 February 1981

References

  1. "The Airmen's Stories - Sgt. V Jicha". Battle of Britain London Monument. Retrieved 11 August 2025.

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