Doucette, Alexandre Theodore
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Alexandre Theodore |
Surname | Doucette |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 15-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Alexander and Leda Marie Doucette, of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3763 |
Markings | KW-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mussey-sur-Marne Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 151-154. |
Epitaph | FRANCE MATERNELLE VEILLES SUR SON REPOS AVEC LA TENDRESSE DE NOS COEURS (French - FRANCE MATERNELLE WATCHES ON ITS REST WITH THE TENDERNESS OF OUR HEARTS) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/15960 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1943 |
End Date | 15-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 462 aircraft, 23 losses (5.0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but the bombing was concentrated to the north east. This is an example of a phenomenon called 'creepback' where successive crews would release their bombs earlier and earlier on an effort to turn for home as quickly as possible. Fortunately the bombed suburbs included many industrial installations so some useful damage was caused. An air raid shelter packed with French and Russian PoWs was hit, increasing the death toll to 619, a new record. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on the west bank of the Marne, south of Joinville, France |