Portesseau, Louis Leonard Jean
Personal Information
Rank | Adj |
Forename(s) | Louis Leonard Jean |
Surname | Portesseau |
Gender | M |
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Date of Death | 15-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA681 |
Markings | L8-G |
Memorial Information
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1682 |
Service | Free French Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 347 (Tunisie) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
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
The other six crew members survived, the pilot having being injured |
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-03-1945 |
End Date | 15-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Homberg- to disrupt the communications routes and prevent its use as a conduit to the battle area. 161 aircraft, 2 losses. No local report exists but this is thought to have been a very successful attack. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Firenne-Florenne, west of Dinant, Belgium |