List of World War II aces from Czechoslovakia
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobek, Ladislav "Lada" | 5 |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chábera, František | 5 | ||
| Cizek, Evzen | 5 | KIA 26 November 1940 | |
| Cukr, Venceslas (Vaclav) "Cooper" | 9 | Awarded Croix de Guerre w/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 leaving a wife and three children. |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doležal, František "Dolly" | 6 | KIA 4 October 1945 | |
| Dygrýn-Ligotický, Josef D | 5 | KIA 4 June 1942 |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fechtner, Emil | 5 | DFC | KIA 29 October 1940 |
| Fejfar, Stanislav B | 8 | KIA 17 May 1942 | |
| František, Josef Josef František Sergeant Josef František DFM* was a Czech fighter pilot and World War II flying ace. He flew for the air forces of Czechoslovakia, Poland and the United Kingdom. He is famous as being the number one allied ace in the Battle of Britain.- Career :Born in Otaslavice in 1913, Josef František joined... |
17 | DFM | (Czechoslovakian Air Force until Nazi occupation, then served with Polish Air Force) KIA 8 October 1940 |
| Furst, Bohumil | 6 |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanus, Josef Jan | 5 |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janouch, Svatopluk | 5 | ||
| Jicha, Vaclav | 7 | KIFA 1 February 1945 |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klan, Jan | 5 | ||
| Kratkoruky, Bedrich | 5 | MIA 15 January 1943 | |
| Kucera, Jiri V | 5 | ||
| Kucera, Otmar | 7 | ||
| Kuttelwascher, Karel Miroslav "Kut" Karel Kuttelwascher Karel Miloslav Kuttelwascher, "Kut" was a Czech fighter pilot, a flying ace of the UK's Royal Air Force in World War II. He was the most successful RAF pilot of Czech nationality.-Pilot:... |
20 | DFC*, CdG | (Czechoslovakian Air Force until Nazi occupation, served with Royal Air Force) |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfeld, Miroslav Jan | 12 |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peřina, František František Perina Wing Commander General František Peřina was a Czech fighter pilot, an ace during World War II with the French Armee de l'Air, who also served twice with Britain's Royal Air Force.-Biography:... |
12 | CdG | (Czechoslovakia Air Force until Nazi occupation, served with France Air Force) |
| Plzak, Stanislav | 6 | MIA 7 August 1941 | |
| Prchal, Eduard M | 6 | ||
| Prihoda, Josef | 5 | MIA 6 March 1943 | |
| Půda, Rajmund | 5 |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smik, Otto | 13 | ||
| Šrom, Leopold | 8 | ||
| Stehlík, Josef | 10 | ||
| Svetlík, Ladislav | 5 |
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| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vašátko, Alois Alois Vašátko Alois Vašátko DSO DFC was a Czech fighter pilot.After graduating from a teacher's institute, he became a teacher in Litoměřice. A couple of months later he was drafted into the army. He finished his military service in 1929 and started studies at several army institutes... |
14 | DSO, DFC | (Czechoslovakia Air Force until Nazi occupation, served with France Air Force) KIA 3 June 1942 |
| Vybíral, Tomáš | 7 |