Grimaud, Jacques André Pierre
Personal Information
Rank | Slt |
Forename(s) | Jacques André Pierre |
Surname | Grimaud |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | PN366 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 173 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3943 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1663 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Morocco |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1945 |
End Date | 25-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Diversionary sweep of 74 aircraft- mostly from training units- to northern France, in an effort to draw the German fighters into the air |
Reason for Loss | Port inner engine caught fire on the homebound leg but the port outer was feathered by mistake. Disintegrated on impact ESE of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire |