Family farm Pertoltice, before World War II

Family farm Pertoltice, February 17, 1933

Jan Škramovský, father of Eva Pacovská, Prague, around 1960

Radomír Burša / Ostrava / June 2019

Radomír Burša / Ostrava / June 2019

Pavel Císovský in Ostrava in June 2019

Pavel Císovský in Ostrava in June 2019

Eduard Ovčáček / Ostrava / June 2019

Eduard Ovčáček / Ostrava / June 2019

Jan Irving's parents - mother Marie and stepfather Josef, photographed in 1970

Two cows and a flock of poultry were an important part of the life of a broad family...

Two cows and a flock of poultry were an important part of the life of a broad family...

The family cared for other five children - orphans from the neighbourhood...

Jan as a child is standing in the back row at the right, wearing a sailor suit.

Coloured photograph of Jan as a student of middle school in Nýřany

In front of the main entrance to the Zbuch mine - Jan at the back at the extreme right (faded silhouette)

Beginnings in the army - land training first [at the paratroop unit]

Group photo of the students of the Army Flying School in Prostějov, taken on the 15th of July, 1934. Some wil not live until the end of training due to having crashed, some will become flying aces. Shown K. Pošta, M. Jiroudek, M. Gottwald and others. Jan drew an army cap on his head on the photograph with ink pen for fun.

Amateur-built airplane Koželuh [Tanner] which was acquired by the flying school. Here, the airplane was using sign B-12.1

Coloured photograph of Jan wearing an one-piece coverall flying suit

Moving to his first place of service. Jan is leaning out the most out of the train window

The first Chistmas when serving the country

Irving's first workplace in Kbely at the First Air Batallion "T. G. Masaryk" in front of the Aero Apb-32 with Jupiter engine

At the Plzeň airport, with the Letov Š-238 airplane

At the Plzeň airport, with the Letov Š-238 airplane