Thibaudeau, Joseph Evariste Adrien Died

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Personal Information

Rank F/S
Forename(s) Joseph Evariste Adrien
Surname Thibaudeau
Gender M
Age 21
Date of Death 05-05-1943
Next of Kin Son of Adrien and Gabrielle Thibaudeau, of St. Eustache, Province of Quebec, Canada. B.A., B.S.
THIBAUDEAU JEA

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Vickers Wellington X
Serial Number HE727
Markings NA-K

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country Netherlands
Burial/Memorial Place Wilnis General Cemetery
Grave Reference Coll. Grave 4.
Epitaph NUL N'A PLUS GRAND AMOUR QUE CELUI-CI; DONNER SA VIE POUR SES AMIS (French - NOTHING SHOWS GREATER OVE THAN THIS; LAYING DOWN YOUR LIFE FOR YOUR FRIENDS)

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 252
THIBAUDEAU JEA

Location

Row -
Panel 252
Column -
Line -

Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

Phase 2
Panel Number 252

Enlistment Information

Service Number R/94389
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 428 (Ghost)
Squadron Motto Usque ad finem (To the very end)
Trade Air Gunner
Country of Origin Canada

Other Memorials

Location Mijdrechtsedwarweg, Wilnis, Utrecht Province
Country the Netherlands
Memorial Type Engine unit, metal sculpture and stencilled composite information board
Memorial Text Vickers Wellington Mk X NA-K HE727 – Op 5 Mei 1943 stortte in Wilnis (thans gemente De Ronde Venen) de Bommenwerper Vickers Wellington NA-K HE727 neer in een weiland vlak bij de huidige rotonde Majdrechtse Dwarsweg-Ir. Enschedeweg. De Vickers Wellington maakte deel uit van 428 Ghost Sqn van de RCAF en was op de avond daarvoor met vijf bemanningsleden opgesteren van Dalton Airfield In het Graaschap Yorkshire in Engeland
Translation "Vickers Wellington Mk X NA-K HE727 - On 5 May 1943, a Vickers Wellington Mark X (radio code NA-K, serial number HE727) crashed in a pasture in Wilnis, near the present-day Mijdrechtse Dwarsweg-Ir Ensche-deweg roundabout. The Vickers Wellington with its five-man crew was part of 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF, and had taken off the previous night from Dalton Airfield in the county of Yorkshire, England"
Location Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Julianalaan, Wilnis, Utrecht Province
Country the Netherlands
Memorial Type Inscribed metal sculpture
Memorial Text Een gedenkteken voor 3 leden van de RCAF die op 5 Mei 1943 verloren gingen in Vickers Wellington Mk X NA-K HE727 van 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF
Translation "A memorial to 3 members of the RCAF lost on 5 May 1943 in Vickers Wellington Mk X NA-K HE727 of 428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF"
Location Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets
Memorial Text Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice
Location Allerton Park Castle, Allerton, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Metal Plaque
Memorial Text Memorial Garden dedicated to the 4272 personnel of 6 (RCAF) Gp based at Allerton Castle who gave the ultimate sacrifice during WWII to preserve our freedom
Location Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Propeller Unit & Inscribed Marble Tablets
Memorial Text Dedicated to the men & women of 6 (RCAF) Gp Bomber Command and to the 9980 Canadians lost serving in Bomber Command.

Miscellaneous Information

He was originally commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 186, until 2002, when his grave was identified.

The National Archives

Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/10
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/10

Fellow Servicemen

Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.

Name Outcome
Moulton R B (WO1) Died
White J (F/S) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 04-05-1943
End Date 05-05-1943
Takeoff Station Dalton
Day/Night Raid Night (1% moon)
Operation Dortmund. 596 aircraft,- the largest 'non-1000' raid of the war so far and the first major attack on Dortmund. 31 losses (5.2%) with a further 7 crashing due to bad weather at their bases, taking the total loss rate to 6.4%. PFF marking was accurate but backup marking was not. Also, decoy fires attracted many of the bombs. Severe damage was nevertheless caused to much of the central and northern areas of the city, including the Hoesch and Dortmunder Union steelworks. At least 693 people were killed, including 200 PoWs.
Reason for Aircraft Loss Crashed at Wilnis, Holland, NW of Utrecht
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