Alois Vašátko - Celakovice, Czech Republic - Childhood Homes on Waymarking.com

Alois Vašátko DFC (25 August 1908 – 23 June 1942) was a Czechoslovak artillery officer who became an air force pilot. In the Second World War he was a fighter ace, first in the French Air Force in the Battle of France and then in the Royal Air Force.

In the French Air Force Vašátko shot down at last 12 enemy aircraft in May and June 1940. In the RAF he shot down another 14 enemy aircraft between October 1940 and his death in June 1942. He commanded No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF from June 1941 and RAF Fighter Command's Czechoslovak fighter wing from May 1942.

France awarded Vašátko the Croix de guerre 1939–1945 with seven palms, two gold stars and one silver star, and made him a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. The United Kingdom awarded him the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Vašátko was killed in action in June 1942 by a mid-air collision over the English Channel between his Supermarine Spitfire and an enemy Focke-Wulf Fw 190.


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Plaque Inscription:
ZDE SE NARODIL
25. VIII. 1908
ŠTKPT. ALOIS VAŠÁTKO
VELITEL
CSL. LETEC. STIH. PERUTI
V ANGLII
PADL V BOJI ZA VLAST
DNE 23. VI. 1942

Name of Famous Person: Alois Vašátko Physical Address: Vašátkova 284/13, Celakovice What is this person famous for?: In the Second World War Alois Vasatko was a fighter ace, first in the French Air Force in the Battle of France and then in the Royal Air Force. Website verifying legitimacy of site: [Web Link] Personal Experience: unobtrusive two-story house, in a small street, the street is named Vasatko's Street Additional Website verifying Site legitimacy: Not listed Other information about area: Not listed

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