New Czech army planes named after war heroes launched in Prague

President Vaclav Klaus, Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanova and the chief of staff of the Czech army Vlastimil Picek were among the dignitaries who attended the launch of two new Czech army Airbus planes on Friday. The aircraft are named after two Czechoslovak World War II heroes, Karel Janousek and Josef Ocelka. Ocelka flew in Britain's RAF, while Janousek fought in the resistance in the two world wars and set up a Czechoslovak unit in the RAF during the second.

Author: Ian Willoughby