Belanger, Joseph Leonin Lionel
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Leonin Lionel |
Surname | Belanger |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Philomene Paradis Belanger, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ879 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 34. E. 4. |
Epitaph | ADIEU, LIONEL, AU REVOIR AU CIEL - (French: Goodbye; gone to the sky) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/96685 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Water Tower, Mursley, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington BJ879 of 26 OTU 11th April 1943 |
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Little Horwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Dual Circuit Practice |
Reason for Loss | TT/O for night Dual circuits and landings. At 0015, flew into the Mursley village water storage tower, crashing about two miles short of the station threshold. The water tower is on the centre line of the runway, but the RAF did not consider that it constituted an obstruction. |