Wing Commander General František Perina, Praha - Repy, CZ
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N 50° 03.825 E 014° 18.287
33U E 450241 N 5545950
CZ - Pomník venovaný Generálporucíkovi Františku Perinovi EN - Monument devoted to Wing Commander General František Perina
Waymark Code: WMCWQ6
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/20/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 97

Ceský popis

Generál František Perina (8. dubna 1911 Morkuvky u Breclavi – 6. kvetna 2006 Praha) byl legendárním pilotem druhé svetové války prezdívaným Generál nebe. Ceský válecný hrdina, který se proslavil v bojích proti nacistické Luftwaffe ve Francii a Velké Británii. Proslavil se nejen leteckým umením a vysokým poctem sestrelení neprátelských letadel, ale predevším svou statecností a odhodlaností.

Pomník venovaný generálporucíkovi Františku Perinovi je umístený v Praze-Repích, kde na sklonku života žil. Stojí pred základní školou, která nese jeho jméno. Slavnostne odhalen byl ve ctvrtek 6. kvetna 2010, kdy uplynuly ctyri roky od jeho smrti. Pomník symbolizuje stíhací letoun Spitfire, na kterém František Perina létal a bojoval s nemeckou Luftwaffe.

Nápis na pomníku: Generálporucík František Perina (1911 - 2006) - Jeden z nejúspešnejsích CS. stíhacích pilotu 2. svetové války

English description

Wing Commander General František Perina (April 8, 1911, Morkuvky u Breclavi;[1] died May 6, 2006 in Prague) was a Czech fighter pilot, an ace during World War II with the French Armee de l'Air, who also served twice with Britain's Royal Air Force. He is famous not only aviation art and a large number of enemy aircraft shot down, but for his bravery and determination.

Monument dedicated to Wing Commander General Frantisek Perina is located in Prague-Repy, where he lived at the end of life. Stand in front of elementary school that bears his name. It was unveiled on Thursday, the 6th May 2010, when four years have passed since his death. The monument symbolizes the Spitfire fighter plane, which Frantisek Perina flew with and fought with the German Luftwaffe.

The inscription on the monument: Wing Commander General Frantisek Perina (1911 - 2006) - One of the most successful CS. fighter pilots of the World war II

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Type of memorial: Monument

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