| 'Alex ' Alexandre Robert A.G. (RAF
n° 134055) |
Knight of the Order of Leopold II with Palm,
Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940,
Medaille des Evadés,
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| (André Bar Collection) |
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| Born July 25, 1919 at Forest
(Brussels), Joined the Aéronautique Militaire as soldier and
escaped via Sète to the UK on the 1st of July, 1940. Joined
the RAFVR on 1 August 1940. Send for training he attended 2 EFTS
Uxbridge (2/11/40), 5 SFTS Ternhill, (14/05/41), 61 OTU Heston
(17/08/41). After his training, Alexandre was posted to
124 Sqn on October 1, 1941. Transferred to 350 sqn November
18, 1941 first, then went to 64 Sqn March 13, 1943. Returned
to 350 on June 2, 1943. He took command over "A"-flight on
December 28, 1943. F/Lt Alexandre went MIA, Beachhead cover,
Yellow Flight, on 10th June 1944, after his
plane, Spitfire Mk Vb, AA720 "MN-J" got a engine fire .
(Info kindly provided by André
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His claims are : |
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19/08/1942 |
1 Fw-190 Damaged |
Dieppe (Operation
Jubilé) 2nd sortie |
| 19/08/1942 |
1 FW-190
Probable |
Dieppe (Operation
Jubilé) |
| 19/08/1942 |
1 FW-190
Damaged |
Dieppe (Operation
Jubilé) 4th sortie |
| 19/08/1942 |
1 FW-190
Damaged |
Dieppe (Operation
Jubilé) |
| 22/01/1943 |
1 FW-190 |
Circus 253:
St-Omer | |
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