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310. Československá Stíhací Peruť RAF 310. československá stíhací peruť RAF Znak 310. československé stíhací perutě 310. československá stíhací peruť RAF (anglicky: № 310 Fighter Squadron) byla jednou ze čtyř československých perutí RAF. Jejím heslem bylo anglické: WE FIGHT TO REBUILD („Bojujeme za obnovu“). Vznik 10. července 1940 vydalo britské ministerstvo letectví rozkaz k zformování No. 310 squadron. Bojeschopnou uznána 17. 8. 1940 v Duxfordu (Duxford Aerodrome) v hrabství Cambridge. Velitelem byl ustanoven Alexander Hess a spoluvelitelem George Blackwood. Vyzbrojena byla letouny Hawker Hurricane Mk. IA později Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIA. Do bojů zasahovala nad jižní Anglií a také ji neminula slavná Bitva o Británii. Bitva o Anglii Od září 1940 byla peruť součástí bloku Duxford wing, který vedla legenda anglického letectva, beznohý stíhač Douglas Bader. v tomto wingu byla od září 1940 do poloviny následujícího roku 1942. Výjmečná byla peruť těmito fakty: nejdéle působila ve svazku RAF 5 let, sestřelila 54 a 1/2 jistých plus 4 střely V-1, 20 sestřelů pravděpodobných a 32 poškozených stíhaču Luftwaffe. Zahynulo 31 jejich pilotů. Základny Základna od do Duxford, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk 12.07.1940 26.06.1941 Martlesham Hearth, Suffolk 26.03.1941 01.04.1941 Dyce, Aberdeenshire 19.07.1941 5.12.1941 15. 12. Přezbrojení 9. 12.1941 1941 Perranporth, Cornwall 24.12.1941 07.03.1942 Warmwell, Dorset 07.03.1942 21.03.1942 Exeter, Devon,detachment Bold Head, Devon,detachment Redhill, 07.05.1942 07.07.1942 Surrey Castletown, Caithness,detachment Sumburgh, Shetland Isles 26.06.1943 20.09.1943 Ibsley, Hampshire 20.09.1943 02.12.1943 Llanberd, Merioneth 02.12.1943 14.12.1943 Ibsley, Hampshire 14.12.1943 20.02.1944 Mendlesham, Suffolk 20.02.1944 28.03.1944 Southend, Essex 28.03.1944 03.04.1944 Appledram, Sussex 03.04.1944 22.06.1944 Tangmere, Sussex 22.06.1944 03.07.1944 Lympne, Kent 03.07.1944 11.07.1944 Digby, Lindcolnshire,detachment Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, 11.07.1944 27. 8.1944 přezbrojení North Weal, Hertfordshire 28.08.1944 29.12.1944 Bradwell Bay, Essex 29.12.1944 27.02.1945 Manston, Kent 27.02.1945 13.08.1945 Praha - Ruzyne (CSR) 13.08.1945 14.09.1945 Praha - Kbely (CSR) 14.09.1945 1.2.1948 Velitelé (Squadron Commanders) of No. 310 Squadron Hodnost Velitel od do S/Ldr Alexander Hess, DFC 12.07.1940 28.02.1941 S/Ldr George D.M. Blackwood (Brit) 12.07.1940 01.01.1941 S/Ldr Frantisek Weber 28.02.1941 07.04.1942 S/Ldr Jerrard J. Jefferies-Latimer , DFC (Brit) 01.01.1941 07.07.1941 S/Ldr Frantisek Dolezal, DFC 07.04.1942 15.01.1943 S/Ldr Emil Foit 15.01.1943 13.01.1944 S/Ldr Hugo Hrbacek 13.01.1944 21.05.1944 S/Ldr Vaclav Rada 21.05.1944 15.09.1944 S/Ldr Jiri Hartman 15.09.1944 CSR Velitelé "A" Velitelé (Squadron Commanders) of No. 310 Squadron Hodnost Velitel od do F/Lt Jaroslav Maly 12.12.194 F/Lt Gordon J. Sinclair, DFC (Brit) 12.07.1940 0 F/Lt Frantisek Dolezal 12.12.1940 07.04.1942 F/Lt Patrick B.G. Davies (Brit) 12.12.1940 29.08.1941 F/Lt Vaclav Bergman 07.04.1942 01.10.1942 F/Lt Vladislav Chocholin 01.10.1942 01.02.1943 F/Lt Hugo Hrbacek 01.02.1943 15.10.1943 F/Lt Jiri Hartman 15.10.1943 11.08.1944 F/Lt Miroslav Divis 11.08.1944 06.01.1945 F/Lt Karel Drbohlav 06.01.1945 CSR Velitelé "B" F/Lt Frantisek Rypl 12.07.1940 10.12.1940 F/Lt Jerrard J. Jefferies, DFC (British) 12.07.1940 01.01.1941 F/Lt Frantisek Weber 10.12.1940 28.02.1941 F/Lt M.W.B. Knight (Brit) 15.02.1941 08.03.1941 F/Lt Svatopluk Janouch 28.02.1941 29.05.1941 F/Lt Crelin W. Bodie, DFC (Brit) 08.03.1941 03.06.1941 F/Lt Miloslav Kredba 29.05.1941 14.02.1942 F/Lt Emil Foit 14.02.1942 15.11.1942 F/Lt Frantisek Burda 15.11.1942 27.02.1943 F/Lt Jiri Hartman 27.02.1943 01.06.1943 F/Lt Vladislav Chocholin 01.06.1943 24.09.1943 F/Lt Bohuslav Kimlicka 24.09.1943 06.12.1943 F/Lt Vaclav Raba 06.12.1943 21.05.1944 F/Lt Frantisek Bernard 22. 5.1944 CSR Letadla No. 310 Squadron Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIA Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIB Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIA Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VC Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk.VI Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXC Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXE Supermarine Spitfire F Mk.IX Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB Supermarine Spitfire F Mk.IX Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXE Členové Piloti Sgt BAUER Jiri († KIA) S/Ldr BERGMAN Vaclav, DFC+Bar, AFC F/Lt BERNARD Frantisek F/Sgt BOCEK Emil F/Sgt BRAZDA Bohuslav W/O BREZOVSKY Frantisek F/Lt BURDA Frantisek (POW) F/Lt CUKR Vaclav, DFC F/Sgt CERMAK Josef W/O CERVENY Frantisek F/Lt DIVIS Miroslav W/Cdr DOLEZAL Frantisek, DSO, DFC P/O DOUCHA Jan († KIA) F/Lt DRBOHLAV Karel Sgt DVORAK Alois († KIA) F/Sgt ELBOGEN Arnost († KIA) P/O FECHTNER Emil, DFC († KIA) F/Lt FURST Bohumir S/Ldr FOIT Emil, DFC F/O FORNUSEK Adolf F/O FROHLICH Bedrich P/O GIBIAN Tomas F/Sgt HALAMA Stanislav († KIA) W/Cdr HANUS Josef, DFC S/Ldr HARTMAN Jiri, DFC W/Cdr HESS Alexander, DFC F/Lt HOLECEK Rudolf Sgt HOLL Stepan Sgt HORSKY Jindrich P/O HRADIL Frantisek († 19) S/Ldr HRBACEK Hugo, DFC F/Lt HRUBY Otakar, DFC F/Lt HUBACEK Josef F/Lt HYBLER Josef Sgt CHALUPA Jan († KIA) W/O CHLUP Jaroslav († KIA) Sgt CHMELIK Jaroslav F/Lt CHMURA Frantisek F/Lt CHOCHOLIN Vladislav († KIA) Sgt JANATA Karel († KIA) S/Ldr JANOUCH Svatopluk F/Sgt JELINEK Josef Sgt JIRANEK Jaroslav F/Lt JIROUDEK Miroslav P/O JILEK Josef W/O KAMINEK Antonin F/Lt KANOVSKY Rostislav (POW) F/Lt KAUCKY Jan F/Sgt KAUER Jaroslav († KIA) S/Ldr KIMLICKA Bohuslavt Sgt KISKA Josef Sgt KOMINEK Josef († KIA) F/Lt KOPECKY Miroslav F/Lt KOPRIVA Josef W/O KORBER Karel († KIA) W/Cdr KORDULA Frantisek F/Lt KOSINA Karel, DFC F/Lt KOUKAL Josef F/Sgt KRAFT Evzen F/Sgt KRATOCHVIL Miloslav W/O KRAVEC Jan F/Lt KREDBA Miroslav († KIA) F/Lt KUBAK Josef W/O LANDSMANN Jindrich († KIA) P/O LYSICKY Vojtech († KIA) Sgt MACURA Karel († KIA) F/Lt MALY Jaroslav (†) Sgt MAREK Frantisek († 19) F/O MARES Frantisek, DFM F/O MASEK Stanislav F/Lt MECIR Milos F/Sgt MEIER Augustin († KIA) F/Sgt MORCH Josef F/Lt MURCEK Vilem P/O NAGY Michal Steven (USA) S/Ldr NAVRATIL Antonin (later Air Traffic Controler) F/Sgt NEDELKA Vladimir F/Lt NEZBEDA Egon F/Sgt NIKL Vaclav F/O PAVLU Otto (†) F/O PERNICA Karel F/Lt PEROUTKA Stanislav W/O PERINA Karel W/O PETR Miloslav (†) F/O POPELKA Viktor, DFC F/Lt PRCHAL Eduard F/Sgt PROKOPEC Josef F/Lt PUDA Raimund S/Ldr RABA Vaclav F/Sgt RADIC Antonin F/Lt RECHKA Josef, AFC F/Sgt REHOR Frantisek (†) F/Lt RIDKOSIL Vaclav W/Cdr RYPL Frantisek W/O SALA Jaroslav (†) F/O SIKA Jaroslav F/Lt SIKL Vaclav P/O SKACH Antoni (†) W/O SKARVADA Zdeněk F/Lt SKIRKA Jindrich F/Sgt SKREKA-BADOUIN Vojtech F/O SLEPICA Jaroslav Sgt SMID Borivoj F/Lt SOKOL Josef F/O SROM Leopold F/Sgt STANEK Arnošt (†) P/O STERBACEK Jaroslav (†) F/Lt STRIHAVKA Jaromir W/Cdr STUDENY Jaroslav F/O SVECENY Antonin F/Sgt SVOBODA Jan Sgt TAUBER Pavel F/O TESINSKY Josef F/Lt TREJTNAR Frantisek W/O VALOUSEK Ladislav F/O VAVRINEK Frantisek F/O VEJLUPEK Josef F/O VINDIS Frantisek, DFC Sgt VONDRACEK Frantisek S/Ldr WEBER Frantisek F/Lt ZADROBILEK Ladislav F/O ZAORAL Vladimír (†) F/Sgt ZARECKY Jindrich F/Lt ZIMA Rudolf F/Lt ZIMPRICH Stanislav (†) Sgt ZOUL Stanislav Poznámky: († KIA) - zabit v akci No. 310 Squadron († x x x) - pohřešován No. xxx Squadron (POW) - zajat No. 310 Squadron Pozemní personál letiště AC2 ABELES Bedrich, Maint. Assistant W/O ADAM Frantisek, General Duties Sgt ALEXA Antonin, Fitter I LAC BADERLE Jindrich, Flight Mechanic E Cpl BARNIAK Josef, Flight Mechanic A Cpl BAR Bohuslav, Fitter II A AC1 BEHRIK Stefan, Ground staff F/Lt BEKR Frantisek, Engineering Officer CPl BENES Adolf, Physical Training Instructor LAC BLOCH David, Flight Mechanic E Sgt BOHM Richard, Equip. Assistant LAC BRENNWASSER Arnost, Flight Mechanic A CPl BROD Robert, Maint. Assistant Cpl BUHAJ Bedrich, Fitter II A LAC BUCHALIK Stefan, Fitter/Armourer F/Sgt BURDA Ladislav, Ground staff F/O CAPEK Rudolf, Education Officer Cpl ČERMAK Karel, Flight Mechanic E Cpl CERNY Miroslav, Flight Mechanic E Cpl CERVENANSKY Stefan, Flight Mechanic E F/Lt CESEK Ladislav, Interpreter Cpl CTRNACTY Josef, Fitter II E Cpl CUREJ Jiri, Electrician II LAC DARICEK Frantisek, Clerk GD AC2 DAVID Ondrej, Ground staff LAC DELIKAT Pavel, Cook Cpl DOBIS Rudolf, Fitter II E F/O DOUBAL Adolf, Engineering Officer LAC DOVINA Jan, Cook AC2 DUNDA Michal, Driver LAC DUPEJ Andrej, Flight Mechanic A Cpl DVORAK Alois, Armourer Cpl FERDA Alois, Fitter II E Cpl FERTIG Jan Rudolf, Armourer Cpl FINGER Jan, Equip. Assistant LAC FISER Frantisek, Armourer Assistant LAC FRANKEL Viktor, Ground staff Cpl FROHLICH Frantisek, Fitter II E Sgt FROLKA Josef, Electrician I LAC FRYBOR Arnost, Armourer Cpl GAVALEC Jiri, Electrician II LAC GLASNER Pavel, Armourer W/O GRAFFE Vladimir, Wireless Mechanic Cpl GREPL Tomas, Flight Mechanic A AC2 HAHN Frantisek, Wireless Mechanic trainee LAC HANZL Rudolf, Flight Mechanic E Cpl HARTMAN Jaroslav, Electrician II Sgt HAVLICEK Stanislav, Fitter/Armourer Sgt HEJZLAR Josef, Electrician I LAC HINZE Robert, Fitter II E LAC HLADIK Frantisek, Maint.
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