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Ladislav Bobek |
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Name : Ladislav Bobek Died : 14th December 1981 Air Victories : 5.00 |
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Date | Rank | Squadron | Claimed | Location | Time | Aircraft Flown | Notes | |
29/05/1942 | Flight Sergeant | Flying Beaufighter X7583 WM-E | ||||||
29/05/1942 | Flight Sergeant | Damaged. Flying Beaufighter V8283 WM-M. | ||||||
24/07/1942 | Flight Sergeant | Flying Beaufighter V8249 WM-J. | ||||||
28/07/1942 | Flight Sergeant | Flying Beaufighter V8253 WM-W. | ||||||
28/07/1942 | Flight Sergeant | Probable. Flying Beaufighter V8253 WM-W. | ||||||
01/08/1942 | Flight Sergeant | Probable. Flying Beaufighter V8254 WM-V. | ||||||
16/09/1942 | Flight Sergeant | Damaged. Flying Beaufighter V8283 WM-M. | ||||||
20/09/1942 | Flight Sergeant | Damaged. Flying Beaufighter V8283 WM-M. | ||||||
29/03/1943 | Flight Sergeant | Flying Beaufighter V8749 WM-Q. | ||||||
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| Aircraft for : Ladislav Bobek | ||
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| Aircraft | Info | |
Beaufighter 
Manufacturer : Bristol Production Began : 1940 Number Built : 5564 | Beaufighter BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER The Bristol Beaufighter was a Torpedo Bomber and had a crew of two. with a maximum speed of 330mph and a ceiling of 29,000 feet. maximum normal range of 1500 miles but could be extended to 1750 miles. The Bristol Beaufighter carried four 20mm cannon in the belly of the aircraft and upto six .303in browning machine guns in the wings. it could also carry eight 3 -inch rockets, 1605 lb torpedo or a bomb load of 1,000 lb. The Bristol Beaufighter first flew in July 1939 and with some modifications entered service with the Royal Air Force in July 1940. In the winter of 1940 - 1941 the Beaufighter was used as a night fighter. and in March 1941 the aircraft was used at Coastal Command as a long range strike aircraft. and in 1941, the Beaufighter arrived in North Africa and used as a forward ground attack aircraft. The Bristol Beaufighter was used also in India, Burma and Australia. A total of 5,564 Beaufighters were built until production in Britain finished in 1945, but a further 364 were built in Australia for the Australian Air Force | |
| Squadrons for : Ladislav Bobek | ||
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No.68 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 30th January 1917 Fate : Disbanded 20th January 1959 Vzdy pripraven - Always ready | No.68 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
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