Potier, Michael Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Michael Ernest |
Surname | Potier |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 09-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Octavius Ernest and Winifred Grace Potier, of Braunton, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z9537 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Libya |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tripoli War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. G. 25. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 272 (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 60814 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
On detachment to Malta at the time (July/ August 1941) |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7521 (P360422/41) |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-07-1941 |
End Date | 09-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Luqa |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | To bomb shipping in Tripoli Harbour |
Reason for Loss | Intercepted by three Fiat fighters. |