POVSTALECKÝ PILOT RUDOLF BOŽIK (10. 7. 1920 HRNČIAROVCE – 27. 6. 2000 PIEŠŤANY)

The topic addressed by the author is based on extensive research of archival materials, supplemented by information from scientific, popular scientific, popular literature and contemporary press. A special role is played by information drawn by the author from the flight logbook of Rudolf Božik issued for use in 1939, and his personal records professionally preserved in both domestic and foreign specialized archives. The author focuses primarily on Rudolf Božik’s combat activity during the Slovak National Uprising in 1944.