Frantisek Pospisil: one morning on an airfield in the 1930s
Friday, March 27th, 2009
Both my father and I owe our existence to one young man’s quick thinking and luck on the morning of March 31, 1937 (or perhaps 1936). Below is a translation of the clipping pictured at the bottom of the page:
Crew of burning plane: Courageous landing at Olomovc Airport
At Olomovc Airport on the 31st of March, 19 witnesses described the fearless courage and skill of training plane pilot Lieutenant Frantisek Pospisil and his observer Corporal Josef Pipal.