Miloslav Mansfeld information

Miloslav Mansfeld
Born	(1912-12-14)14 December 1912 Dalovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	22 October 1991(1991-10-22) (aged 78) London, England
Buried	Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey
Allegiance	Czechoslovakia France  United Kingdom
Service/branch	Czechoslovak Air Force French Foreign Legion Armée de l'Air  Royal Air Force
Years of service	1930–1958
Rank	Squadron Leader
Unit	No. 111 Squadron RAF No. 68 Squadron RAF
Commands held	"A" Flight, No. 68 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross 1939–1945 Star with Battle of Britain clasp Air Crew Europe Star with Atlantic clasp Defence Medal War Medal 1939–1945 Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945 × 5 Československá medaile Za chrabrost před nepřítelem Československá medaile za zásluhy, First Class Pamětní medaile československé armády v zahraničí with France and Great Britain bars Československý vojenský řád Za svobodu 2nd class Order of Brotherhood and Unity (Yugoslavia)
Other work	Daily Express distribution manager

Miloslav Mansfeld DSO DFC AFC (14 December 1912 – 22 October 1991) was a Czechoslovak fighter pilot who became a flying ace in the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War.

Mansfeld was a Czechoslovak Air Force pilot in the 1930s, flying initially reconnaissance aircraft, then night fighters and latterly bombers. When Germany occupied and partitioned Czechoslovakia in 1939 he escaped via Poland to France. When France capitulated in 1940 Mansfeld was evacuated to Britain, where he joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.

From 1941 to 1944 Mansfeld flew Bristol Beaufighters with the Czechoslovak flight of No. 68 Squadron RAF and scored most of his victories. From 1944 he flew de Havilland Mosquitoes, with which he shot down two V-1 flying bombs.

In 1945 Mansfeld returned to Czechoslovakia, but after the Czechoslovak Communist Party seized power in 1948 he returned to Britain and the RAF. He flew Gloster Meteor jet fighters, specialised in photoreconnaissance and commanded a squadron. In 1958 he left the RAF for a civilian career. He retired in 1970 and died in 1991.