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Information about No. 4 catalogue item
Postcards series "Airplanes of Czechoslovak Airmen 1939 - 45"
Author: Jan Zdiarský
Published in May 2000

Series of 8 postcards of airplanes used by Czechoslovak airmen
fought in WWII, mostly as members of the Royal Air Force.
Postcards were published in occassion of the international exhibition
"Wings of Victory of Czechoslovak and Allied Airmen"
in the Czech National Technical Museum Prague, 10. 5. - 16. 7. 2000.

Photos used on the serie came from the official archive of the Czech Ex-RAF Airmen Association 1939 - 45
Postcards were designed by the Promeny - design studio
Published by Czech Airmen Assn. with cooperation of Czech National Museum, Prague

Particular postcards are dedicated to Czechoslovak squadrons of RAF,
participation of Czechoslovak airmen in France and USSR during WWII


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Supermarine Spitfire F.Mk. IX
No. 310 (Czechoslovak) squadron RAF, base Manston, Spring 1945

 

Vickers Wellington Mk. IC
No. 311 (Czechoslovak) bombardment squadron RAF
- Bomber Command, 1942

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Consolidated Liberator GR Mk.VI
No. 311 (Czechoslovak) bombardment squadron RAF
- Coastal Command, base Tain 1945

 

Hawker Hurricane Mk. I
No. 312 (Czechoslovak) squadron RAF, base Penrhos,
February 1942

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pohl_313.jpg (18339 bytes)  

Supermarine Spitfire F Mk. VB
No. 313 (Czechoslovak) squadron RAF, base Hornchurch 1942

- the Spitfire on Postcard flew "A" Flight Leader F/Lt. František Fajtl (later General Major, DFC)

 

D.H. Mosquito NF Mk. IXX
No. 68 night fighter squadron RAF, Coltishall, Winter 1944/45

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pohl_La5FN.jpg (17275 bytes)  

Lavochkin La-5FN
1. CSSLD in USSR, Spring 1945

 

Morane-Saulnier M.S.230
- standard training plane of the French Air Force .
Training of Czechoslovak airmen in France,
base Bourges, 1940

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pohl_312_ob.jpg (18956 bytes)


Extra - nineth postcard as a part of the postcards series cover

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. IXC, No. 312 (Czechoslovak) squadron RAF, base Appledram, Spring 1942

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