Václav Robert Bozděch

Colonel Václav Robert Bozděch (15 July 1912 – 27 February 1980) was a Czech fighter pilot of World War II. He was a British Royal Air Force (RAF) squadron gunner and commander of training centers.

Early life
He was trained as a locksmith. Before the war he became a soldier by profession and a teacher of aircraft gunners.

World War II
He arrived to Great Britain through Poland and then France, where he served in the French Air Force a short time. In the UK, he served first as a gunner 311th Czechoslovak Bomber Squadron. After having flown his first tour he became an instructor and commander of the training centers.

Post WW II
After the war he returned to Czechoslovakia and worked at the Ministry of Defense. He also wrote and released several books - Gentlemen of dusk and Duel with destiny. Later he went into exile a second time, and returned to the UK, where he married and reentered the RAF. He never returned to his homeland. In the context of rehabilitation after 1989 he was in memoriam promoted to the rank of colonel.