Record in the diary of the 311 (Czechoslovak) squadron. Handwritten note adds: “Another one on the German account!” He calmly asks friends – but that calm is hard, promising a hard and relentless settling of accounts. In reality the Wellington KX–T was shot down over Zuider See. Only Emanuel NOVOTNÝ and Augustin ŠESTÁK, managed to jump out, and they ended up captured. The others were buried at the main cemetery in Oosterwolde, Oldebroek. Archive of Petra Tonder.

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