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in the WAAF and was posted to 311 Squadron, where she and Sedlák met. They were married in May 1945. Sedláková was described as "a high-spirited girl" who was "deeply in love with her husband". About a fortnight before the crash, Sedláková had secured her discharge from the RAF so that she and Sedlák could return to their homeland together. She was last seen at
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who reached the UK as a Winton refugee in 1939. Her father had already died at that time and her brother Kurt had entered UK independently as a refugee a few months earlier in 1939. The
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The body of another person was found at the crash site. It was so badly burned that investigators could not tell if it was that of a man or a woman. At first its identity was a mystery. But LACW Sedláková, the wife of Flt Sgt Sedlák, the flight engineer, had been reported missing after KG867 took off
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308:. Aircraft were needed to deliver supplies and equipment, and to repatriate nationals of formerly-occupied countries who had served in Allied forces. In their years of exile many of those nationals had got married and started families whom they now wished to take home with them.
352:. He had 1,421 flying hours' experience, 512 hours of which were on four-engined aircraft. Kudláček had married a British woman, their first son had been born in October 1941 and the family was looking forward to the boy's fourth birthday. Kudláček had just returned from the
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take a large potato and go home. She recalled that for days afterwards "Nobody was allowed to go anywhere near the crash. There were many lorries and people at the site for almost a week investigating the wreckage."
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on the airfield when KG867 crashed. The control tower recalled it and instructed the aircraft to wait but later it was cleared to take off; its crew were not told of the crash until after they had landed in Prague.
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137:Registration
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40:311 Squadron
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2707:(June 1990)
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1812:(June 1919)
1778:Cecil Grace
1772:(July 1910)
1745:(July 1892)
1359:In fiction
1058:Air-Britain
993:Anonymous.
881:Halley 1999
443:cartwheeled
348:in eastern
326:RAF Manston
297:in August.
157:Destination
98: /
86:0°53′6.97″W
2971:Categories
2763:(May 1995)
2755:(May 1995)
2585:(May 1981)
2483:(May 1969)
2355:(May 1962)
2280:(May 1957)
2037:(May 1943)
2035:RAF Hudson
1788:(May 1912)
1737:(May 1824)
1439:Shady Lady
1432:Little Eva
1220:Transports
1029:The People
915:The People
746:References
435:sugar beet
322:camouflage
184:Fatalities
168:Passengers
76:, England
72:Elvetham,
1662:Flight 19
1418:Hot Stuff
1404:Black Cat
1380:Survivors
1375:Operators
1116:4 October
1008:The Times
977:Anonymous
838:The Times
817:2 October
635:NMBS/SNCB
591:starboard
563:starboard
517:Red Cross
490:navigator
192:Survivors
74:Hampshire
2662:template
1802:Maxstoke
1411:Commando
1253:Trainers
659:See also
486:co-pilot
318:fuselage
266:Aircraft
241:stowaway
126:Operator
111:Aircraft
48:Accident
2957:current
1487: (
1485:in 1945
1397:40-2367
1167:Bombers
556:⁄
480:Victims
473:taxiing
462:gypsies
458:Baronet
431:degrees
424:⁄
397:(inner
350:Bohemia
346:Chrudim
61:Summary
1725:Before
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1625:Oct 12
1595:Jul 28
1585:Jul 12
1575:Apr 23
1565:Mar 27
1545:Feb 23
1525:Jan 31
1515:Jan 10
1301:Topics
1285:Drones
1206:PB4Y-2
1201:PB4Y-1
1161:family
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646:Surrey
631:Ostend
287:Allies
2863:2010s
2796:2000s
2681:1990s
2567:1980s
2492:1970s
2345:1960s
2158:1950s
2011:1940s
1928:1930s
1829:1920s
1762:1910s
1658:Dec 6
1635:Nov 3
1615:Oct 5
1605:Oct 5
1555:Mar 5
1535:Feb 1
1503:Jan 8
1260:AT-22
1232:C-109
1194:XB-41
1179:LB-30
580:No. 1
547:Cause
395:No. 2
141:KG867
1727:1910
1489:1945
1368:PB4Y
1363:B-24
1292:BQ-8
1227:C-87
1189:B-32
1174:B-24
1118:2017
1081:ISBN
1062:ISBN
819:2017
496:and
399:port
376:WAAF
330:Kent
277:and
201:The
176:Crew
69:Site
53:Date
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