Delanchy, Louis M.
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Louis M. |
Surname | Delanchy |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-12-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | AH740 |
Markings | OM-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | |
Burial/Memorial Place | No known grave |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2657D |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | France |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Eindhoven- Philips radio and valve factory (by day). 93 aircraft, 17 losses (18.2%), although the loss rate for the underpowered Venturas was 19% even higher. The 8th Air Force operated a diversionary raid to Lille using Spitfires as escort. A low level raid in clear conditions led to very accurate bombing and the factory was extensively damaged. The raid was deliberately planned for a Sunday when few employees would have been on site. Full production took 6 months to achieve due to the level of damage. Of the aircraft that successfully returned an extraordinarily high number (23) sustained bird strike damage! |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by fighters and crashed into the sea off Katwijk aan Zee |