Belshan, Charles Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Maurice |
Surname | Belshan |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | IGSM |
Date of Death | 27-02-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Willie & Frances Eliza Belshan of Thornton Heath, Surrey |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim I |
Serial Number | L1099 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Michael's Churchyard, East Wickham, Kent |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Pre-War |
Panel Number | PRE (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 366023 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 114 (Hong Kong) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-02-1939 |
End Date | 27-02-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft suffered engine failure on take-off, hit tree and crashed at RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |