Stock Photo - A life-size model of Spitfire, a legendary fighter plane and a symbol of the WWII Battle of Britain, was unveiled in Prague today, on Friday, August 14, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of the post-war return of Czechoslovak pilots from the British Royal Airforce (RAF) to their homeland. The unveiling ceremony at a square near Prague Castle was attended by Prague Archbishop Cardinal Dominik Duka, representatives of the military, war veterans and dozens of people who remembered the heroism of the 2,500 Czechs and Slovaks who joined the RAF during the war. The pilots in Britain did not leave for Czechoslovakia immediately after the war ended in Europe in May 1945, but only in August. Fifty-four Spitfire planes left Britain on August 7, 1945 and were expected to land in Prague later on the same day. However, their stopover in Germany had to be prolonged to several days due to fog and adverse weather. Finally, they landed in Prague in the late hours of August 13. On the photo war veteran Emil Sneberg salutes during the ceremony. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)