Barbezat, Charles Lawrence
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Lawrence |
Surname | Barbezat |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Alfred and Florence A. Barbezat. Husband of Violet May Barbezat, of Latimer, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD200 |
Markings | ZA-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 123. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 113908 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/144/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/144/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-08-1943 |
End Date | 18-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Peenemünde (V2 rocket research facility). 596 aircraft, 40 losses (6.7%). This raid was deliberately carried out by moonlight to increase the chances of success, and this undoubtedly contributed to the high level of losses incurred. A Master Bomber was used for the very first time and this raid was also unusual in that almost the entire capability of Bomber Command was engaged on such a small target. There were three target areas- the living quarters, the rocket factory and the experimental station. PFF used a special plan to shift the marking from one target to the next as the bombing progressed to ensure maximum precision. Both the Master Bomber approach and the target marking strategy worked well and a Mosquito diversionary raid drew off most of the night-fighters in the first two phases. 560 aircraft dropped almost 1800 tonnes of bombs and the V2 program was said to have been set back two months as a result. Most of the aircraft losses were incurred in the last phase when the German night-fighters had reformed over the target. They used Schräge Musik for the first time aboard Me110s. Results were impressive given that 5 Group Lost 14.5% of its number and 6 Group some 19.7%, both of which made up the third phase. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |