Bergman, Vaclav
- Date of birth:
- August 27th, 1915 (Domousice/Czechia, Czechoslovakia)
- Date of death:
- December 3rd, 2002 (Dumbarton/Scotland, Great Britain.)
- Service number:
- 81884
- Nationality:
- Czechoslovakian (1918 - 1948, Republic)
Biography
Promotions:
1940: Pilot Officer;
1941: Flying Officer;
April 1942: Flight Liutenant;
January 31st, 1944: Squadron Leader;
May 22nd, 1944: Wing Commander.
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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Wing Commander
- Unit:
- No. 19 Wing command, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- July 3rd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceskoslovenský válecný krí 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Wing Commander
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1946
- Period:
- Korean War (1950-1953)
- Rank:
- Flight Lieutenant
- Unit:
- No. 209 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- April 24th, 1953
"Flight Lieutenant Bergman has carried out 60 operational sorties in Korean waters during the last two years, often in most adverse conditions. He has set an outstanding example as a captain of aircraft and the skill and determination with which he has carried out his operational duties have followed naturally upon the exact attention to detail which he has employed on every occasion. He has commanded the Flying Boat Wing Detachment at Iwakuni for two periods during thr past year and his work has been of the highest standard throughout."
Second DFC awarded as a Bar.
- Period:
- Korean War (1950-1953)
- Awarded on:
- March 21st, 1952
Sources
- Photo 1: Tom MacNeill
- - Ciel de Gloire
- RAF Commands
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