Karel Kuttelwascher
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Karel Miloslav Kuttelwascher DFC and Bar was a Czech fighter pilot, and a flying ace of the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. He was in combat service from May 1940 to October 1942, first with the French Air Force and then with the RAF.
A Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighter aircraft
A Dewoitine D.520 fighter aircraft
Hawker Hurricane PZ865 in the livery of Hurricane BE581, code letters JX-E, flown by Kuttelwascher
A Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter. Kuttelwascher shot down two Bf 109s in April and May 1941.
Josef František
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Josef František was a Czechoslovak fighter pilot and Second World War fighter ace who flew for the air forces of Czechoslovakia, Poland, France, and the United Kingdom. He was the highest-scoring non-British Allied ace in the Battle of Britain, with 17 confirmed victories and one probable, all gained in a period of four weeks in September 1940.
A Polish RWD 8 aircraft
Poland awarded František decorations including the Virtuti Militari 5th class
A Hawker Hurricane Mk I based at RAF Northolt, where František served in Polish No. 303 Squadron