Blassieaux, Roger Emile
Personal Information
Rank | Sgc |
Forename(s) | Roger Emile |
Surname | Blassieaux |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | MM |
Date of Death | 25-02-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | PN366 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 936 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1663 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | France |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1945 |
End Date | 25-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Diversionary sweep of 74 aircraft- mostly from training units- to northern France, in an effort to draw the German fighters into the air |
Reason for Loss | Port inner engine caught fire on the homebound leg but the port outer was feathered by mistake. Disintegrated on impact ESE of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire |