Ostre, Georges Camille
Personal Information
Rank | Cdt |
Forename(s) | Georges Camille |
Surname | Ostre |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NR279 |
Markings | L8-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3361 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 347 (Tunisie) |
Trade | Pilot |
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 Monument |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
A plaque was erected in Scawton Churchyard to this crew |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1743/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1743/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1945 |
End Date | 16-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Hagen. 267 aircraft, 10 losses. Clear visibility. A devastating attack with most of the bombing falling in the centre and eastern districts. 505 people were killed and 30000-35000 were bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a wall at high speed near Scawton, Yorkshire on return to base |