Thread: Flying Amputees
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Old 25th February 2006, 20:24
Michal Michal is offline
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Re: Flying Amputees

Sgt. Ladislav Kadlec, 311 (Cz) Bomber Squadron, born April 14 1917. Lost leg during combat with Bf 110 Nightfighter as rear gunner of Wellington P 1451 on July 7 1941. He probably shot down attacker. After 7 months in hospital he continued to fly. MIA on March 13 1944 somewhere over Bay of Biscay together with 7 other flyers in Liberator. His last rank was W/O in RAF and štábní rotmistr in CzAF.
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