Steylaerts, Louis David
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Louis David |
Surname | Steylaerts |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 08-05-1944 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL891 |
Markings | ZN-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Orleans Main Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row A. Coll. grave 16-27. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 102 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 152408 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Squadron Motto | Pro libertate (For freedom) |
Trade | 2nd Pilot |
Country of Origin | Belgium |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 20 July 1923 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-05-1944 |
End Date | 08-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Salbriz explosives and ammunition factory |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Loreaux, near Romorantin Lanthenay, probable night fighter victim |