Otto Smik DFC was a Czechoslovak pilot of Slovak-Russian Jew origin who became a fighter ace in the Royal Air Force. He joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in July 1940 and was in training until the end of 1942.
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de Havilland Tiger Moth in RAF service in the Second World War
On 13 March 1943 Smik "probably" shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109G-4. By 27 September definitely shot down another five Bf 109 aircraft and had shared in shooting down a sixth.
Spitfire Mk IXC that was operated by No. 222 Squadron RAF
Smik's first confirmed victory was a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A on 15 July 1943. By 17 June 1944 he had shot down five Fw 190 aircraft and shared in the shooting down of a sixth.
An RAF Flight Sergeant instructs fellow-pilots on features of the V-1 flying bomb
A Spitfire Mk IX that was operated by No. 312 Squadron RAF
Spitfire LF Mark XVIe TE184, painted with the code "9N-B" of the 'plane that Smik flew when he commanded 127 SquadronAwards 1
About this person
Otto Smik DFC was a Czechoslovak pilot of Slovak-Russian Jew origin who became a fighter ace in the Royal Air Force. He joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in July 1940 and was in training until the end of 1942. Between March 1943 and June 1944 he shot down 13 Luftwaffe fighter aircraft probably shot down one more and shared in the shooting down of two others. In July 1944 he shot down three V-1 flying bombs. He became the highest-scoring Slovak fighter ace in the RAF.
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