Blanchard, Cyril Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Cyril Francis |
Surname | Blanchard |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Charlotte Blanchard, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Husband of Zora Louis Blanchard, of Auckland City, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EH887 |
Markings | HA-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. E. 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 416445 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 759 aircraft, 27 losses (3.6%). This raid was a failure since PFF had great difficulty in marking the target due to two layers of cloud. Decoy fires and markers were also being operated. Bombing was scattered as a result. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Düren, Germany |