Czechoslovak Air Force | |
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Československé letectvo | |
Active | 1918–1992 |
Disbanded | Dissolution of Czechoslovakia |
Country | Czechoslovakia |
Type | Air force |
Role | Aerial warfare |
Part of | Czechoslovak Army Czechoslovak People's Army |
Headquarters | Prague (until 1981) Stará Boleslav (from 1981) |
Motto(s) | "Our sea is in the air" |
Engagements | Polish–Czechoslovak War Hungarian–Czechoslovak War World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Jindřich Kostrba (1918–19) Karel Janoušek (1940–45) |
Insignia | |
Roundel |
The Czechoslovak Air Force (Československé letectvo) or the Czechoslovak Army Air Force[1] (Československé vojenské letectvo) was the air force branch of the Czechoslovak Army formed in October 1918. The armed forces of Czechoslovakia ceased to exist on 31 December 1992.[2] By the end of the year, all aircraft of the Czechoslovak Air Force were divided between the Czech Air Force and the Slovak Air Force.[3]