Petr Pačes (+ 14.8. 2022), pilot of MiG-21, L-410, Boeing 737, Harvard, Hawker Hurricane,...

you that can, think back fondly on the occassions

that you were able to watch Petr Pačes either at

the controls of the Hurricane or another aircraft,

to see him at various airshow events, and at the

airfields of Czech aeroclubs.

P.S. The Hawker Hurricane Mk.IV in the markings

of the famous aircraft flown by Karel Kuttelwascher, belonged to the collection of aircraft at Točné. It was also closely associated to the airfield

at Line, where many of you had the opportunity to

admire this aircraft at the above mentioned Walkaround in 2021, which we put together with Classic

Trainers in their hangar at Plzen-Line. The airport

holds significance for current and future aviation,

but is undergoing an existential crisis, defined by

the megalomaniacal plan by Volkswagen to shut

it down and replace it with a plant to build batteries for electric cars. This plan has its supporters

within political and lobby groups, but thankfully

also has its opponents from the airport itself, its

users, and from local municipalities, professionals

and special interest circles. Should you feel inclined to help support the preservation of the airport,

please sign the petition that strives to achieve this

end. That THE AIR IS OUR OCEAN can only be true

as long as we are able to find in ourselves to never forget the airmen and the aircraft they flew connected with our collective histories, including the

Točenské Hurricane and Petr Pačes. This, in this

specific case, applies to the places where Czech

aviation can live, grow and thrive from its admirable roots and past accomplishments and sew the

seeds for future ones.

www.petice.com/zastaveni_vystavby_gigafaktory_na_letiti_lin_za_zachovani_lzs

Eduard Walkaround 2021 (photo M. Pruskavec)

September 2022

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