Fauges, Louis André Felix
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Louis André Felix |
Surname | Fauges |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-11-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA557 |
Markings | H7-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 162 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 5542 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 346 (Guyenne) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Algeria |
Other Memorials
Location | To the left of No 159 Chemin de Sorinnes,Thynes, Namur Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar & metal sculptures |
Memorial Text | 60 années sont passes, ici sont morts pour notre linerté le 21 novembre 1944 14 aviateurs allies francais et anglais - Halifax NA 557 of 346 (French) Sqn |
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 27/1742/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1742/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-11-1944 |
End Date | 22-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Sterkrade synthetic oil plant. The BC report states that the plant was not hit |
Reason for Loss | Collided over Thynes, Belgium with a 51 Sqn Halifax (NR129 HM-M) |