Czechoslovakian fighter pilots from the British Royal Air Force smoke cigarettes after a successful combat mission in World War II in Europe.
A Spitfire fighter is in the background of the Czechoslovakian fighter pilots.
Both Czechoslovakian fighter pilots have the military rank of Pilot Officer, which corresponded to the rank of lieutenant in Soviet aviation.
The squadrons that included the Czechoslovakian fighter pilots in the British Royal Air Force were: 68th, 310th, 312, 313 (fighter) and 311 (bomber).
Czechoslovakian fighter pilots photo source: www.mzv.cz.
Location: UK
Photo time: January 3, 1942