service records 61546 F/O JAROSLAV CERMAK, 313 (Czech) Sqdn. RAFVR: 04/06/1943

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  1. Stuart3009

    Stuart3009 Active Member

    can anyone tell me if anyone knows if

    Fg Offr Jaroslav CERMAK + (61546) has got a service record i can get hold of

    please

    thanks
     
  2. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    Think your link was incorrect, just to help others:

    Air Forces WW2 Casualty : Flying Officer J CERMAK (61546), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve [RAFCommands]
    Flying Officer Jaroslav Cermak | War Casualty Details 2692266 | CWGC

    First name(s) Jaroslav
    Last name Cermak
    Age 26
    Birth year 1917
    Service number -
    Rank Flying Officer
    Function pilot
    Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
    Unit or regiment 313 Squadron
    Death year 1943
    War Second World War, 1939-1945
    Command Fighter Cmnd
    Aircraft type Spitfire VC
    Aircraft serial AR512
    Base Church Stanton, Somerset
    Burial place or memorial Taunton (St Mary's) Cem, Somerset
    Cause of death Killed while Flying
    Death date 04/06/1943
    Native of Nymburk, Czechoslovakia
    Notes Flew into a railway train at Blackford, Somerset during a practice attack
    Record set Airmen Died In The Second World War, 1939-1946
    Category Military, armed forces & conflict
    Subcategory Second World War
    Collections from Great Britain, UK None

    Jaroslav Cermak (1917-1943) - Find a Grave Memorial
     
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  3. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

    You’ll likely have to apply to MOD to find out….
     
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  4. Temujin

    Temujin Member

    This MAY be him?
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    313 Squadron Operations Records, shows info on his crash

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  5. Temujin

    Temujin Member

    Info from Spitfire Production Records. Info indicated aircraft Spitfire Vc, manufactured in Westland, Engine was a Merlin 46. Delivered to 38 Maintenance Unit on the 29 Jun 1942, transferred to 313 Squadron on the 26 Aug 1942.

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