Czechoslovak RAF pilots to be on postal block

The Czech Post Office (CP) will issue a commemorative postal block devoted to Czechoslovak RAF pilots from World War Two on Wednesday, CP said in a press release today. The block will commemorate the 2,500 Czechs and Slovaks who served with the RAF during World War Two, which started 80 years ago, the CP said. The two stamps, which are part of the block, feature the emblems of four Czechoslovak squadrons. There is also one of the best combat pilots, Frantisek Perina, and the RAF squadrons in the background.