Jan Ambrus
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Ján Ambruš, OBE (19 May 1899 – 2 January 1994) was a Slovak aerobatics and fighter pilot. He flew with the French Air Force in the Battle of France and the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain. After the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia he escaped and settled in the US, where he worked as a design engineer.
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Born | (1899-05-19)19 May 1899 Gorna Mitropolia, Bulgaria |
Died | 2 January 1994(1994-01-02) (aged 94) Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Buried | Slávičie údolie cemetery, Bratislava |
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary Czechoslovakia France United Kingdom Czechoslovakia |
Service/ | Royal Hungarian Honvéd Czechoslovak Army |
Years of service | 1918–48 |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
Service number | 81883 (RAF) |
Unit | No. 310 Squadron RAF No. 312 Squadron RAF |
Commands held | No. 312 Squadron RAF |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Milan Rastislav Stefanik Order, 3rd class Czechoslovak War Cross |
Other work | design engineer |
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