Czechoslovak Air Force

Czechoslovak Air Force
Československé letectvo
Badge of the Czechoslovak Air Force
Active1918–1992
DisbandedDissolution of Czechoslovakia
Country Czechoslovakia
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Part ofCzechoslovak Army
Czechoslovak People's Army
HeadquartersPrague (until 1981)
Stará Boleslav (from 1981)
Motto(s)"Our sea is in the air"
EngagementsPolish–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]

  1. ^ Ludikar, Marcel (2014-09-18). "A short history of the Czechoslovak Air Force in WW2 and the Post-War Period". Free Czechoslovak Air Force. Archived from the original on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Čs. armáda po roce 1945". Československé vojenství. Václav Bartoš, Pavel Minařík, Pavel Šrámek a kol. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ Tomek, Prokop. "Rozdělení čs. armády na přelomu let 1992/1993 proběhlo nebývale hladce". VHU.cz. Vojenský historický ústav. Archived from the original on 2017-12-30. Retrieved 29 December 2017.