Education
The next year he studied at non-officer school and later at the fighter school in Hradec Kralove.
The next year he studied at non-officer school and later at the fighter school in Hradec Kralove.
He participated fighting against Germans in France, Great Britain and Czechoslovakia. He became a flying ace of World World War II with 10 confirmed aerial victories. In total he claimed 12 victories (5 solo and 7 shared), 2 destroyed on the ground, 1 probable victory in cooperation and 1 enemy machine damaged.
He started pilot training at the Elementary Pilot School in Prague in 1936.
Until the German occupation he served as pilot instructor at Number. 3 Air Regiment at Spisska Nova Ves.
On 5 June 1939 he crossed the border with Poland. When the war began he was transferred to Chartres for training.
On 1 December 1939 he was posted to Groupe de Chasse III/3 which was equipped with the Morane 406 and later re-equipped with the Dewoitine Doctorate-520.
With these aircraft the unit took part in air battle over France. Stehlik he shot down four enemy planes solo and four more shared. Later in 1940 in the United Kingdom under the 312th Fighter Squadron and fought in the Battle of Britain.
Together with Pilot Officer Alois Vašátko and F/L Denys Gillam, Sergeant
Stehlík scored 312"s first victory, a Junkers Ju 88 Wk Number. 4068 coded "M7+Denmark", of 2/KGr.
806 above Liverpool on 8 October 1940. He claimed a further victory on 14 March 1941 when he shared in a shoot down of a Ju88 over the sea.
During offensive flights over France he added a damaged Bf109 and on the 10 July 1941 a probable Bf 109.
He left operational flying in October and after a course for instructors at Upavon he became an instructor at Hullavington and from January 1942-February 1943 he served at Elementary and Secondary Flying Training Schools in Canada. In April 1943 he returned to Number 312 (Czechoslovakian) Squadron where he made several combat flights over occupied Europe. In early 1944 he joined the 1st Czechoslovak independent fighter aviation regiment in Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. He was the commander of the 1st squadron.
He participated the Slovak National Uprising.
During the war he flew the Morane Saulnier Mississippi-406C.1, Dewoitine Doctorate-520C.1, Hawker Hurricane Mk I, Mk.IIA, Mk.IIB, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB, Mk.VC and Lavochkin Louisiana-5FN. In 1948 when he was discharged from the army and was held under arrest by the Communist authorities for one year. There was an absence of evidence so he was acquitted, although he was degraded and by 1950 worked at Pozemni stavby in Brno.
In 1963 he became a driver and porter of luggage in Lipova Spa near Jeseniky. In 1964 he was deemed "rehabilitated" and he got back his rank and returned into the army.
He retired as a Colonel of the Air Force, and died suddenly on 30 May 1991 in Slavicin.