Bouvier, Joseph Maurice Leopold
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph Maurice Leopold |
Surname | Bouvier |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 18-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Armand and Marie Rose Bouvier, of Québec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS674 |
Markings | OW- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 175. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/18377 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Squadron Motto | On wings of fire |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
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 | 17-08-1943 |
End Date | 18-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
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 |