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Charles André Desbaillets

In memory of:

Sergeant Charles André Desbaillets

November 2, 1941

Military Service

Service Number:

R/79007

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of E. C. Des Baillets and Helene Des Baillets, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 28 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HAVERIGG (ST. LUKE) CHURCHYARD
Westmoreland, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Grave 430.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Charles Desbaillets– Killed on an operational flight November 2nd, 1941

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    Photo of Charles Desbaillets – Killed on an operational flight November 2nd, 1941
  • Cemetery– Commonwealth graves at St. Luke's Churchyard, Haverigg, Cumbria. (Photo Matthew Emmott) Sgt. (P) Des Baillets was killed Nov. 4, 1941, when Oxford aircraft AT48 crashed. It was flying out of #2 Air Observers School, Millom, near Haverigg. The Oxford was used to prepare complete aircrews for RAF's Bomber Command and as such could simultaneously train pilots, navigators, bomb aimers, gunners, or radio operators on the same flight.

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    Cemetery – Commonwealth graves at St. Luke's Churchyard, Haverigg, Cumbria. (Photo Matthew Emmott) Sgt. (P) Des Baillets was killed Nov. 4, 1941, when Oxford aircraft AT48 crashed. It was flying out of #2 Air Observers School, Millom, near Haverigg. The Oxford was used to prepare complete aircrews for RAF's Bomber Command and as such could simultaneously train pilots, navigators, bomb aimers, gunners, or radio operators on the same flight.

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