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− | Flying Officer '''Oldrich |
+ | Flying Officer '''Oldrich Denis Blaha, DFM''' was an English airman of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died during the Second World War. |
He was born in 1922, the son of Czech-born Oldrich and Phoebe Lucy Blaha (née Nash).<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34653/page/5536 The London Gazette (34653)], p 5536, 11 August 1939. Retrieved 3 June 2015.</ref> Blaha joined the [[Wikipedia:Handley Page Hampden|Handley Page Hampden]]-equipped [[Wikipedia:No. 49 Squadron RAF|49 Squadron]] in February 1942. He survived a Lancaster crash on 7 September, which killed Australian Sergeant William Gregory-Coleman, and left the unit in March 1943. |
He was born in 1922, the son of Czech-born Oldrich and Phoebe Lucy Blaha (née Nash).<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34653/page/5536 The London Gazette (34653)], p 5536, 11 August 1939. Retrieved 3 June 2015.</ref> Blaha joined the [[Wikipedia:Handley Page Hampden|Handley Page Hampden]]-equipped [[Wikipedia:No. 49 Squadron RAF|49 Squadron]] in February 1942. He survived a Lancaster crash on 7 September, which killed Australian Sergeant William Gregory-Coleman, and left the unit in March 1943. |