Maurice Balasse
Flight Lieutenant Maurice Balasse (27 June 1914 – 23 January 1945) was a Belgian military pilot and flying ace who served in the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He shot down six V-1 flying bombs in 1944 before he was shot down and killed over Germany early the following year.
Maurice Balasse | |
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| Born | 27 June 1914 |
| Died | 23 January 1945 (aged 30) |
| Allegiance | Belgium United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Belgian Army (1934–40) Royal Air Force (1942–45) |
| Years of service | 1934–1945 |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
Bibliography
- Besnard, Frédèric (December 1999). "Courrier des Lecteurs" [Readers' Letters]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (81): 2. ISSN 1243-8650.
- Martin, Pierre (September 1999). "Maurice Balasse, un as belge de la chasse aux V-1" [Maurice Balasse, a Belgian V-1 Hunting Ace] (in French) (78): 36–47. ISSN 1243-8650. Cite journal requires
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