Jan Ambrus

Wing Commander Jan K Ambrus (1899–1994)OBE was a Czechoslovakian fighter pilot who flew with the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. Ambrus was born in Gorna Mitropolia, Bulgaria in 1899. After leaving school, he studied at the Budapest Academy Lodovika Military Academy. Upon graduation in 1923, he was commissioned as an officer in the Czechoslovakian Air Forcem. In 1938, Ambrus was commanding officer of the Czech Air Force Test Group in Prague. He was a highly resepcted pilot and had won awards at aerobatic competitions, inclding at Vincennes in 1934, and at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Among the medals award to Gen. Ambrus was the Order of the British Empire. In 1939, he became a squadron commander in Prague. After serving in...