Top Allied Ace killed

8th October 1940: The talented Czechoslovak pilot who shot down at least seventeen Germans in little over a month

Oct 08, 2025

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A portrait of Josef František made just three weeks before his death. His career followed the course of the war. He first flew with the Czech Air Force, then the Polish, then the French, finally the RAF.

The 8th October 1940 saw the death of the top-scoring Battle of Britain fighter pilot Josef František . A Czechoslovakian Air Force pilot, he had move…

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