List of World War II aces from Czechoslovakia
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This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Czechoslovakia . For other countries see List of World War II aces by country
Name Kills Awards Notes Bobek, Ladislav "Lada" 5 Died 14 February 1983
Name Kills Awards Notes Čížek, Evžen 5 KIA 26 November 1940 Cukr, Venceslas (Vaclav) "Cooper" 9 Awarded Croix de Guerre with 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.
Name Kills Awards Notes Doležal, František "Dolly" 6 KIA 4 October 1945 Dygrýn-Ligotický, Josef D 5 KIA 4 June 1942
Name Kills Awards Notes Fechtner, Emil 5 DFC KIA 29 October 1940 Fejfar, Stanislav B 8 KIA 17 May 1942 František, Josef 17 DFM Czechoslovak Air Force until German occupation, then Polish Air Force. KIA 8 October 1940 Furst, Bohumil 6
Name Kills Awards Notes Janouch, Svatopluk 5 Jicha, Vaclav 7 DFC KIFA 1 February 1945
Name Kills Awards Notes Klán, Jan 5 Died 10 December 1986 Kratkoruky, Bedrich 5 MIA 15 January 1943 Kučera, Jiří V 5 Kučera, Otmar 7 DFC 6 June 1995 Kuttelwascher, Karel Miroslav "Kut" 20 DFC, CdG Czechoslovak Air Force until German occupation, then French Air Force, then Royal Air Force
Name Kills Awards Notes Peřina, František 12 CdG Czechoslovak Air Force until German occupation, then French Air Force, then Royal Air Force Plzak, Stanislav 6 MIA 7 August 1941 Prchal, Eduard M 6 Died 4 December 1984 Prihoda, Josef 5 DFC MIA 6 March 1943 Půda, Rajmund 5
Name Kills Awards Notes Smik, Otto 13 DFC KIA 28 November 1944 Šrom, Leopold 8 Died 11 October 1968 Stehlík, Josef 10 Died 30 May 1991 Svetlík, Ladislav 5
Name Kills Awards Notes Vašátko, Alois 14 DSO, DFC Czechoslovak Air Force until German occupation, then French Air Force, then Royal Air Force. KIA 3 June 1942 Vybíral, Tomáš 7 DSO, DFC Died 21 February 1981