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Detal, Charles Firman Joseph

Date of birth:
March 28th, 1914 (Profondeville, Belgium)
Date of death:
March 23rd, 1944
Service number:
RAF 148947
Nationality:
Belgian

Biography

Shot down over Belgium on 10 May 1940, captured and hospitalized in Maastricht. Flight via France and Spain to England. After his training as P/O, he enlisted on March 23, 1943 in the Belgian section of the 609th Typhoon Squadron. He is killed during a training flight on 23/3/1944. He is posthumously awarded 6.5 victories.

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Sources

  • - Aces High (C.Shores), the story of 609 Sq.(H.Ziegler)

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