Josef Janeba
The second Czech who was buried at St. Hillary in May 1942, was Pilot Officer Josef Janeba, who also served with the 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron, who was killed on the 2 nd May aged 27 years. Josef Janeba Josef was born in 1915 in the village of Blesno; however, he lived in the nearby town of Hradec Kralove. After completing his education, Josef found employment as a machine fitter at Prokop Company. Josef was also a member of the local East Bohemain Aeroclub and trained a part of the pilots of action. 1936, Josef was admitted to the School of Aviation in Prostejov. After graduating from the Forest Regiment, Josef was assigned to the 4 th Air Regiment and the 34 th Squadron based at Hradec Kralove. In September 1938, Josef was appointed a field pilot. After the German invasion of Bohemia, Josef along with a group decided to flee across the border into Poland. From Poland, Josef arrived at the port of Calais. 10 th September 1939, Josef reported to the airport at Cha
