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Josef František was a Czech fighter pilot and Second World War fighter ace who flew for the air forces of Czechoslovakia, Poland, France, and the United Kingdom.
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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
A Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter. František shot down nine Bf 109s in September 1940.
František's 17 aerial victories greatly helped No. 303 Squadron to become the highest-scoring Royal Air Force (RAF) squadron in the Battle of Britain.
Memorial stone in Otaslavice, Czechia
Josef František memorial at Priest Hill, unveiled 4 September 2022.Awards 8
Connected to Josef 6
Dmitry LelyushenkoAlso won Virtuti Militari
Henryk JabłońskiAlso won Cross of Combat Action of the Polish Armed Forces in the West
Milan StojadinovićAlso won Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion
Nikolai ShchelokovAlso won Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945
Leopold OkulickiAlso won Cross of Valour
Guy SimondsAlso won Virtuti MilitariAbout this person
Josef František was a Czech 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.
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Lived 1914 to 1940 · aged 26
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