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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.
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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.
A Junkers Ju 88 fighter-bomber. Between April and June 1942 Kuttelwascher shot down two Ju 88s and damaged another three.
A Dornier Do 217 bomber. Between April and July 1942, Kuttelwascher shot down seven Do 217s and damaged another three.
A Heinkel He 111 bomber. Between April and June 1942 Kuttelwascher shot down six He 111s.
Monument to Kuttelwascher in Svatý Kříž, Havlíčkův Brod, Czech RepublicAwards 6
Connected to Karel 6
Antonín ZápotockýAlso won Medal "For Bravery Before the Enemy"
Aleksey ZhadovAlso won Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945
Karin MichaëlisAlso won Order of the White Lion
Charles DelestraintAlso won Croix de Guerre
Edgard de LarminatAlso won Croix de Guerre
Adolf OpálkaAlso won Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945About this person
Type
Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 1959 · aged 42
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