Barde, Etienne Francoise
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Etienne Francoise |
Surname | Barde |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | MM |
Date of Death | 22-02-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA547 |
Markings | H7-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cronenbourg French National Cemetery, Strasbourg. |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 802 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 346 (Guyenne) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | France |
Other Memorials
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the French 346 and 347 Squadrons of the R.A.F. - Guyenne and Tunisie |
Location | B1228, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of the French crews of R.A.F. Squadrons 346 - 347 Guyenne and Tunisie 1939 - 1945 |
Location | York Minster, York, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Squadrons 346 and 347 of RAF Bomber Command based at Elvington June 1944 to May 1945 |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1742/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1742/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Worms. 349 aircraft, 11 losses. The only large raid on this town of the war. 1116 tons of high explosives were dropped and the town was said to be 39% destroyed. 64% of the buildings were destroyed including the cathedral and many municipal and cultural buildings. 239 people were killed and 35000 bombed out (from a population of just 58000) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Löllbach, north of Lauterbecken, Germany |