In the history of Polish Air Force one of the most important pilots is Czech pilot – Sergeant Josef František.
In the history of Polish Air Force one of the most important pilots is Czech pilot – Sergeant Josef František. He shot down more enemy planes than any other pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain. Unfortunately, the fate decided to call this bitter and gifted fighter pilot to the Heavenly Squadron far too soon. The mystery of his death is still unsolved today. There are numerous theories. One says that he flew to show off above his sweetheart house and crashed while making victory roll. Another says that he falls asleep during flight due to oxygen installation malfunction or crashed because of mechanical breakdown. Official report states that he died during crash landing. It is almost sure that he did not lose combat with enemy. Josef František (October 7, 1914 – October 8, 1940) was a Czech and Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force during World War II. At the time of his death, he was the greatest fighter ace of the Polish and Czechoslovak air forces and 4th on the list ...