• Bristol Beaufighter

Date of birth:

May 25th, 1920 (Ougrée/Luik, Belgium)

Date of death:

April 6th, 1944

Mentioned on:

Malta War Memorial
Plot: 12-2. 

Service number:

116107

Nationality:

Belgian

Rene Jean Ghislain Demoulin was killed on April 6th, 1944 when he and Flight Sergeant Samuel Barker, in Bristol Beaufighter LZ488 were attacking suspected fishing boats.

Promotions:
July 12th, 1940: Sergeant;
August 7th, 1941: Pilot Officer;
August 7th, 1942: Flying Officer;
August 7th, 1943: Flight Lieutenant;
February 4th, 1944: Acting Squadron Leader.

Career:
September 1st, 1939: Belgian Airforce;
April 29th, 1940: 3eme Division;
June 23rd, 1940: Arrival in England;
July 12th, 1940: No. 5 Operational Training Unit;
August 1940: No. 235 Squadron, Malta;
?: No. 272 Squadron;
November 14th, 1942: No. 171 Squadron;
January 1943: No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron, Nigeria;
? - April 6th, 1944: Commanding Officer No. 272 Squadron.

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• Photo 1: Tom MacNeill
• - Dillien, A., Promotions de Pilotes Militaires Belges, 31-07-2005
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