Capdeville, Pierre Jean Eugene
Personal Information
Rank | Slt |
Forename(s) | Pierre Jean Eugene |
Surname | Capdeville |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ741 |
Markings | H7-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 003984 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 346 (Guyenne) |
Trade | Navigator |
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 27/1742/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1742/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-03-1945 |
End Date | 19-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Witten. 324 aircraft, 8 losses. A successful raid carried out in good conditions. 1081 tons of bombs were dropped, destroying 62% of the built-up area according to a British port-war survey. The Ruhrstahl steelworks and the Mannesmann tube factory were severely damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Nöllenberg, ESE of Wuppertal, Germany |