Belec, Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Gordon |
Surname | Belec |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
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Date of Death | 13-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Napoleon and Laura Lapierre Belec, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | EB338 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ashbourne Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 355. |
Epitaph | LOVED IN LIFE IN DEATH REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/143569 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 81 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 13-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Whitchurch Heath |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | T/O 1805 for an evening cross-country. Twice lost the use of the port engine and crashed 1835 at Alsop en le Dale, 18 miles NW of Derby. |