General Frantisek Perina died

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  1. MinTaur

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    A famous czechoslovak pilot General Frantisek Perina died early this morning.

    He was a heroe during Battle of France and Battle of Britain. This member of Groupe de Chasse I./5 and No. 312 Czechoslovak Fighter Squadron shot down minimally 12 german planes.

    Rest in peace!
     
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    Its big sad to me. He was one of the honour members of our virtual squadron. I knew him and his wife personaly - he was realy great man and flyer.:(

    Hope he will fly again in heaven...

    You can read his profile of our 312th Virtual Squadron RAF website:
    http://312.jinak.cz/home/history/perina.html
     
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    Rest in peace.