(1916-09-23)23 September 1916 Svatý Kříž, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died
17 August 1959(1959-08-17) (aged 42) St Austell, England
Buried
Uxbridge, England
Allegiance
Czechoslovakia France United Kingdom
Service/branch
Czechoslovak Air Force French Foreign Legion French Air Force Royal Air Force
Years of service
1934–46
Rank
Squadron Leader
Unit
44 Fighter Unit
32 Fighter Unit
French Foreign Legion
Groupe de Chasse III/3
No. 1 Squadron RAF
No. 23 Squadron RAF
Czechoslovak Air Inspectorate
No. 32 Maintenance Unit RAF
Czechoslovak Military Air Academy
Commands held
"A" Flight, No. 1 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars
Second World War
Battle of France
Battle of Britain
Channel Dash
Awards
Order of the White Lion (posthumous)
Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945 × 5
Československá medaile Za chrabrost před nepřítelem
Československá medaile za zásluhy, 1st Class
Pamětní medaile československé armády v zahraničí
Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar
1939–1945 Star with Battle of Britain clasp
Air Crew Europe Star
Croix de Guerre with palm & silver star
Other work
British European Airways pilot
Karel Miloslav Kuttelwascher DFC and Bar (23 September 1916 – 17 August 1959) was a Czech fighter pilot, and a flying ace of the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. He was in combat service from May 1940 to October 1942, first with the French Air Force and then with the RAF.
Kuttelwascher, nicknamed "Kut", was the RAF's most successful Czechoslovak pilot, and one of the RAF's highest-scoring flying aces overall. In RAF service he shot down 18 enemy aircraft. He may also have scored numerous victories in French Air Force service, but these are unconfirmed as many French records were lost.
In 1945 Kuttelwascher returned to Czechoslovakia but in 1946 he returned to Britain, where he made a civilian flying career with British European Airways. He died of a heart attack in 1959, aged 42.
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