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AR435, Sgt. František Loucký, No. 65 Squadron, RAF Gravesend, Kent,
United Kingdom, July 1942
František Loucký began his combat activity
within the RAF on September 17, 1941, with
No. 65 (East India) Squadron flying Spitfires
Mk.Vb. František Loucký flew, among others,
Spitfires codenamed YT
-
E. The first one was
serial number W3456, the second AB133
and the third AR435. The AB133 and AR435
Spitfires bore Loucký’s nickname Lucky painted
under the windshield, while the AR435 was
accompanied by a small Czechoslovak insignia.
In June 1942, Loucký was transferred to
Czechoslovak No. 312 Squadron. There he flew
missions against targets in occupied Western
Europe, participated in air cover of bombers,
attacks against ships, etc. In the autumn of 1943,
he volunteered for the Czechoslovak fighter
unit in the USSR. This 1st Fighter Aviation
Regiment was sent to help the Slovak uprising
(SNP) on September 17, 1944. During the SNP
battles, he was severely wounded by enemy
anti-aircraft fire while attacking German
tanks near Ružomberok and was airlifted to
the USSR for treatment. He returned to the
1st Czechoslovak Fighter Aviation Regiment
after his recovery on November 23, 1944 and
on December 7. 1944 he was transferred to
the newly formed 2nd Czechoslovak Fighter
Aviation Regiment, where he served in training
as a gunnery officer of the unit and also flew
to Prague-Letňany Airport on May 16, 1945. Due
to persistent difficulties resulting from war
injuries, he was discharged from active military
service on June 29, 1946. In 1947 he published
a book “I Stayed Alone”. After his death, his book
about the fallen airmen of the Czechoslovak
Foreign Resistance “Many Did Not Fly”, was
published.
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AR435, Sgt. František Loucký, No. 65 Squadron, RAF Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom, July 1942

František Loucký began his combat activity within the RAF on September 17, 1941, with No. 65 (East India) Squadron flying Spitfires Mk.Vb. František Loucký flew, among others, Spitfires codenamed YT-E. The first one was serial number W3456, the second AB133 and the third AR435. The AB133 and AR435 Spitfires bore Loucký’s nickname Lucky painted under the windshield, while the AR435 was accompanied by a small Czechoslovak insignia. In June 1942, Loucký was transferred to Czechoslovak No. 312 Squadron. There he flew missions against targets in occupied Western

Europe, participated in air cover of bombers, attacks against ships, etc. In the autumn of 1943, he volunteered for the Czechoslovak fighter unit in the USSR. This 1st Fighter Aviation Regiment was sent to help the Slovak uprising (SNP) on September 17, 1944. During the SNP battles, he was severely wounded by enemy anti-aircraft fire while attacking German tanks near Ružomberok and was airlifted to the USSR for treatment. He returned to the 1st Czechoslovak Fighter Aviation Regiment after his recovery on November 23, 1944 and on December 7. 1944 he was transferred to

the newly formed 2nd Czechoslovak Fighter Aviation Regiment, where he served in training as a gunnery officer of the unit and also flew to Prague-Letňany Airport on May 16, 1945. Due to persistent difficulties resulting from war injuries, he was discharged from active military service on June 29, 1946. In 1947 he published a book “I Stayed Alone”. After his death, his book about the fallen airmen of the Czechoslovak Foreign Resistance “Many Did Not Fly”, was published.

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