Cusin, Andre Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | Adj |
Forename(s) | Andre Maurice |
Surname | Cusin |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-07-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA551 |
Markings | H7-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall)/ Reinterred in France |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | C3911 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 346 (Guyenne) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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 27/1742/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1742/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-07-1944 |
End Date | 13-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (49% moon) |
Operation | Hauts-Buissons- to attack a flying bomb site. Part of a 230 aircraft force to strike four V-bomb launch sites. All targets were hit, 1 aircraft Lost |
Reason for Loss | In the circuit back at base and at 2000', collided with NA546 H7-F Halifax. Crashed near Dunnington, York. The other aircraft landed safely with little damage. |