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Marta among the wreckage of a La-5FN at Piešťany airfield
Marta among the wreckage of a La-5FN at Piešťany airfield, AI-enhanced photo

Marta Pavlíková

Cover of Marta Pavlíková’s flight logbook, issued on 15 May 1941
Marta Pavlíková’s flight logbook, issued on 15 May 1941. AI-enhanced photo

Marta Pavlíková began powered-flight training at Vajnory on 15 May 1941. She passed her practical pilot examinations on 18 October 1941, examined by Jozef Buchel, SLeS chief pilot. She never flew again after 1945.

Flight logbook (1941–1944)

Total flying time includes both solo and dual-control flights.

YearNumber of flightsSum of entriesAnnual summary
194117020 h 25 min20 h 10 min
1942757 h 22 min8 h 02 min
1944121 h 54 min—
Total25729 h 41 min30 h 06 min*

* The sum of the annual summaries for 1941 and 1942 plus flying time for 1944. The 25-minute difference from the sum of individual entries requires checking against the original logbook.

Aircraft types: Zlín Z-XII, Beneš Mráz Be-50, Klemm Kl 25, Praga E-39, Praga E-114, Siebel Si 202, Klemm Kl 35, Beneš Mráz Be-250, Beneš Mráz Be-555 Superbibi.

Marta Pavlíková on the left and Vilma Švachová on the right
Marta Pavlíková on the left; on the right, Vilma Švachová, secretary to Alexander Mach, head of the Propaganda Office (1938–1940) and Minister of the Interior (1940–1945).AI-enhanced photo
Marta Pavlíková at the pilots’ graduation ceremony in autumn 1941
naturally, the pilots’ graduation in autumn 1941 was a grand occasion. An editor from Slovenské krídla attended too.AI-enhanced photo
Marta Pavlíková on the left; probably Jozef Buchel on the right
Marta on the left; probably SLeS chief pilot Jozef Buchel on the right.AI-enhanced photo
Marta Pavlíková’s pilot licence
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Marta Pavlíková’s certificate of professional competence
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Marta in the cockpit of a Siebel Si-202 Hummel
Marta in the cockpit of a Siebel Si-202 Hummel, AI-enhanced photo
SLeS Zlín Z-XII / OK-NAG
SLeS Zlín Z-XII / OK-NAG, AI-enhanced photo
at Piešťany airfield after the war
at Piešťany airfield after the war, AI-enhanced photo