KILLED IN BRITAIN
CZECH AIR ACE SHOT DOWN 27 PLANES (Reed. Oct. 23, 9 a.m.) LONDON, rmt. 21 A Czechoslovak ace in the Royal Air Force, whose name is withheld, has been killed. He escaped from Prague before the outbreak of war, joined the Polish Air Force, gained 11 victories during the war 'in Poland, and continued his successes in France and Britain, shooting down 16 additional German machines.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20385, 23 October 1940, Page 7
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