Pelliot, Bernard Louis Henri
Personal Information
Rank | Ltn |
Forename(s) | Bernard Louis Henri |
Surname | Pelliot |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-02-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA197 |
Markings | L8-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 225 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 03014 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 347 (Tunisie) |
Trade | Navigator |
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 |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1743/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1743/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1945 |
End Date | 08-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Goch- to bomb enemy troops stationed around Goch in preparation for a ground attack by British XXX Corps. 464 aircraft, 2 losses. The Master Bomber ordered to main force to bomb from below the cloud ceiling- only 5000', so bombing opened accurately. Smoke eventually made control of the raid impossible and the Master Bomber called it off after the 155th bomber had dropped its bomb load. Considerable damage was caused and the death toll was low (30), suggesting that most of the locals had left the town. Many forced labourers who had been drafted in to fortify the town died, however. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Veluwe, SSE of Uden, Holland |