F/O JIROUDEK Miroslav

Kaucky F.: Gentlemani nebezpecnych noci

Official No.: 120 454 (787 451) Date and place of birth: 6th March 1914, Zibohlavy Date and place of death: 25th March 1995, Praha

War Service

Unit	Since	To	Rank
310	06.08.1940	23.08.1941	Sgt, F/Sgt
No. 54 O.T.U.	1941	21.02.1942	F/Sgt
68	21.02.1942	08.02.1943	F/Sgt, P/O, F/O
24	08.02.1943	1944	F/O
167	1944	1945	F/O
147	1945	1945	F/O

He came to No. 310 Czechoslovak Fighter Squadron to Duxford on 6th August 1940. There he have passed retraining on Hurricanes and he became operational pilot. On 5th November 1940 was his Hurricane I V7588 (NN-B) hit by own Anti-Aircraft fire and he made belly landing on field at Detling unwounded. In the end of 1941 he passed retraining for twin-engine nigh fighter planes at No. 54 Operational Training Unit (O.T.U.) at Church Fenton and on 21st February he was posted to No. 68 Night Fighter Squadron together with his good friend P/O Vopalecky. When he finished his operational duty on 8th February 1943 he moved to No. 24 Squadron where he served till 1944. Next unit where he served between 1944 and 1945 was No. 167 Squadron and the last one in 1945 was No. 147 Squadron (all Transport Command). From 1946 he was a pilot of CSA from where he was turned off in 1950. He died on 25th March 1995 in Praha.