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Info Eduard - November 2011
MEDAILON - KAREL CVANCARA
KAREL CVANCARA
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The author of the previous ar-
ticle, Karel Čvančara (born 1963),
is a person, that can’t be overlo-
oked in the area of Czech plas-
tic modeling world. This is not just
because of his specic charisma
and enthusiasm, but also due to his
wide friendship with many people
around the Czech modeling society
and his involvement in organizing
many modeling exhibitions (espe-
cially Beskyd Kit Show Kopřivnice,
that helps to establish large mo-
deling exhibitions in the Czech Re-
public). An important part of his
activities also include a support of
junior modeling clubs and judging
of modeling competitions... and as
you can see in some previous issu-
es of this magazine, also building
some presentations models for Edu-
ard. Also, his friendship with many
Eduard people exists longer than
this company, since mid 80’s.
Karel’s admiration to aviati-
on took him into modeling (RC rst, later
plastic) and then into the military avia-
tion. After graduation from Army uni-
versity (at Kosice, Slovakia; 1981-86),
he went into the military service, initia-
lly as an aircraft Crew Chief, then as the
unit’s Airframe & Engine Maintenance
Crew Chief. Later he continued to serve
at various positions at the Czech Army HQ.
During his career, there were several types
of military A/Cs, that are in Karel’s service
portfolio, such as L-410, An-12, An-26, Il-
14, MiG-21, L-39, Mi-2, Mi-8, Mi-9, Mi-17,
Mi-24, PZL W-3A and others.
One of the most interesting experiences
during his Air Force career is for sure his
assignment to the SFOR (NATO mission
in Croatia, 1998) and technical supervi-
sion of the helicopter unit SOR included
in NATO Immediate Reaction Task Forces
in Norway (Joint Winter 2000) or his duty
as the Czech Air Force Deputy Inspector.
After his leaving the Army in 2001 he wor-
ked in various management positions within
the technology, new projects and logistics
domain.
Current Karel’s activities in the modeling and
aviation world are also represented by his
occasional magazine articles with modeling
and aviation subjects. He still permanently
builds airplane models :-). Last but not least
I would like to mention that for many years
he has also been an important part of the
volunteer team at the Museum of Air ba-
ttle over the Ore Mountains on September
11th, 1944 (www.museum119.cz)
JanZ
Karel Čvančara, October 2011
During Joint Winter 2000 in Norway.
Czech AF Mi-17 Hip on board of RFA Fort George ship A388. Karel’s crew was third in whole history of Czecho-
slovak aviation to land on a ship. SFOR mission, Croatia, 1998.