Edmonton, AlbertaFlight Sergeant Phalempin was BROTHER to Flight Sergeant Henri Phalempin (RCAF) Navigator killed in action 1942-03-26 on 408 Squadron RCAF Hampden I aircraft AE 139 that crashed in Wootton, England returning from a "Nickeling" (leaflet drop) operational flight over Rennes, France
Phalempin, Gerard Francis Joseph (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1942-October-13
Birth Date: 1916-August-28
Born: Saint-Denis, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Parents: Son of Etienne Paul Phalempin and Cornelia Gerarda Maria (nee Vandermoor) Phalempin
Spouse:
Home: Edmonton, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
214 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ultor In Umbris Avenging in the shadows
Base
RAF Chedburgh
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/86743
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Stirling BK599
Mission
Stirling Mk. l BK599
Bombing Kiel Germany 1942-October-13 to 1942-October-13
214 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Chedburgh
214 Federated Malay States Squadron RAF (Ultor In Umbris) RAF Chedburgh. Stirling I aircraft BK 599 BU-R was coned by searchlights, struck by flak and attacked by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Karl Fleischmann of the 6/NJG 3, crashing near Felde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Only two of the crew of seven managed to bale before the crash
Davison, Phalempin, Dempsay, Cameron, and Murray had previously survived the ditching of #22 Operational Training Unit Wellington Ic aircraft X 9701 LT-D 1942-06-25 returning from an operation over Germany. They survived adrift in their dinghy for several days until picked by air-sea rescue until 1942-07-01
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No 214 (FMS) Squadron RAF - Crews and Losses - Short Stirling
Stirling BK599 Mk. l - Bombing Kiel Germany - 1942-10-13 to 1942-10-13
Squadron: 214 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-10-13
Completion Date: 1942-10-13
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Kiel Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Chedburgh
Take Off Time: 18:45
Squadron Code: BU-R
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: crashing near Felde, Schleswig-Holstein
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flakfighter
Flak Battery: 6.Mar.Fla.Abt.251 / 4 x 10.5cm at Hohenschulen
Enemy Claim: Oberfeldwebel Karl Fleischmann of the 6/NJG 3
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
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214 Federated Malay States Squadron RAF (Ultor In Umbris) RAF Chedburgh. Stirling I aircraft BK 599 BU-R was coned by searchlights, struck by flak and attacked by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Karl Fleischmann of the 6/NJG 3, crashing near Felde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Only two of the crew of seven managed to bale before the crash
Davison, Phalempin, Dempsay, Cameron, and Murray had previously survived the ditching of #22 Operational Training Unit Wellington Ic aircraft X 9701 LT-D 1942-06-25 returning from an operation over Germany. They survived adrift in their dinghy for several days until picked by air-sea rescue until 1942-07-01
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No 214 (FMS) Squadron RAF - Crews and Losses - Short Stirling