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
Born(1914-06-27)27 June 1914
Died23 January 1945(1945-01-23) (aged 30)
AllegianceBelgium
United Kingdom
Service/branchBelgian Army (1934–40)
Royal Air Force (1942–45)
Years of service1934–1945
RankFlight Lieutenant
Battles/warsSecond 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 |journal= (help)
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