Špaček was injured in 1940 and survived three air crashes during World War II . Špaček took part in close air support for the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944 . He was credited with shooting down 3 German aircraft during the war , and won 5 Czechoslovak War Crosses , the Czechoslovak Bravery Medal and the French Croix de Guerre
Czechoslovak War Crosses
Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945
Otto Špaček