Czechoslovak airmen names, 311 Sqn. 1940.

[Martin Gleeson]

Hello,

Could any of our Czech or Slovak friends please help me with the full names of the following four pilots of 311 Squadron in August 1940 ?

Flight Lieutenant Ocelka,
787025 Sergeant E. Zabrs,
787236 Sergeant C. Hanus,
Sergeant H. Cestmir.

The spellings above are taken from Royal Air Force Form 1180 Aircraft Accident Cards.

Regards,

Martin Gleeson.

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

82566 W/C (Pilot) Josef OCELKA DFC - KOAS 6 MU 21-7-1942 - Beaufort IIA DD938 - 3 killed.
787225 (Pilot) W/O Arnost ZABRS + 9-5-1998
787236 Sgt (Pilot) Cestmir HANUS + 25-2-1969.

NB. Sergeant H. Cestmir -Forename of 787236 HANUS - "CESTMIR" - one and the same?

See:
311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron.
Vancata,Pavel.
Petersfield:Mushroom Models Publications,2013.(Blue Series No.7110)

Col.

[68 Sqn]

Hello
The list of members of the Czechoslovak Air Force in the RAF (1940-1945) at
http://www.acr.army.cz/historie/sezn...1940-1945-494/
Pavel

[Martin Gleeson]

Col,

Once again my thanks for your help. Looks like a very useful book.

Pavel,

Thank you very much. I had looked without success for such a website.

Regards,

Martin.

[68 Sqn]

Hello Martin
Have one more attempt:
http://www.acr.army.cz/historie/sezn...1940-1945-494/
This means official website of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic.
Good luck Pavel

[68 Sqn]

1st . EXAMPLE from http://www.acr.army.cz/historie/sezn...940-1945-494/:

OCELKA Antonín, W/O, 787772 , 312 Sqdn, šrtm./R/plk.
* 27/05/13, Lipník n. Bečvou /Přerov/, Pilot
† 01/07/48
OCELKA Josef DFC, W/Cdr, 825666, MU 311 Sqdn, škpt./R/genmjr.
* 12/03/09, Lipník n. Bečvou /Přerov/, Pilot
† 21/07/42
OČADLÍK Karel, AC2, 788764 , Depot, voj.
* 12/12/22, Zábřeh n. Odrou /Ostrava/, Ground staff
ODSTRČÍLEK Otakar, Sgt, 787369 , 12 OTU, rtm./R/plk.
* 09/12/10, Osviečine /Polsko/, Pilot
† 30/09/40

2st. Example :

HANDL Josef, LAC, 787330 , 312 Sqdn, čet.
* 22/12/10, Ohnišov /Rychnov n. Kněžnou/ , Armourers Assistant
† 16/09/80
HANUS Jan, AC2, 788783 , Depot, voj.
* 05/11/17, Udraž /Písek/, Ground staff
HANUŠ Čestmír, W/O, 787236 , 311 Sqdn, rtn./R/plk.
* 14/08/02, Praha, Pilot
† 25/02/69
HANUŠ Josef Jan DFC, W/Cdr, 82546 , 310 Sqdn, HQ London, mjr./R/genmjr.
* 13/09/11, Dolní Štěpanice /Semily/, Pilot
† 21/04/92
HANUŠ Zdeněk DFC, F/Lt, 127086 , 311 Sqdn, škpt./R/plk.
* 30/07/12, Pačejov /Klatovy/, Navigator
† 28/11/82
HANZL Rudolf, LAC, 787064 , 310 Sqdn, rtn.

3st. Example :

ZAVORAL Antonín, Sgt, 787660 , 607 Sqdn, rtm./R/plk.
* 14/01/17, Třebechovice p. Orebem /H. Králové/ , Pilot
† 31/10/41
ZÁBRŠ Arnošt, W/O, 787225 , 311 Sqdn, šrtm./R/plk.
* 19/04/12, Brno, Pilot
† 09/05/98
ZÁBŘESKÝ František, AC2, 788550 , 311 Sqdn, svob.
* 09/09/22, Praha, RT Operator II
ZÁHORSKÝ Jan, AC2, 788842 Depot, voj.
* 01/10/25, Žitavany /Nitra/, Ground staff

[Martin Gleeson]

Hello Pavel,

Thanks again. The link you provided last night seemed to work fine.

Regards,

Martin.