Lt Clostres GC III/3 May 11, 1940

[Luc Vervoort]

Hi !
On May 11,1940, Lieutenant Clostres of GC III/3 had to land his damaged Morane 406 at Marchovelette (Belgium) . He can return to his unit.
Which was the serial of this plane and which is the full name of this French pilot ?

Many thanks and best regards

Luc

[Rémi Baudru]

Bonjour,

Full name = Daniel Clostres. He was a reserve pilot (he was 35 yers old in may 1940).

He died in march or may 1941 in the RAF the middle east.

I do not have the number of his Morane.

Regards.
RB

[Luc Vervoort]

Bonjour Rémi,

Many thanks for the full name.

The website of SGA / Mémoire des hommes mentions him :
Clostre (=his name without an s at the end) Daniel Jules Emmanuel, born on 13/12/1905 at Paris 16th, died on 16/05/1941 at Tobrouk when his plane was shot down.

Best regards

Luc

[Andrei Demjanko]

F/O Daniel Clostre - 274 Sqn, shot down and killed by ground fire near Tobruk 16.05.1941 while flying Hurricane I W9302

[Luc Vervoort]

Andrei,

Thanks for the additional information regarding his unit and his final flight.

He is mentioned on the CWGC website as F/O Clostre Daniel Henry Jules 274 Squadron RAF(VR) 60754 buried at Halfaya Sollum war cemetery.

Best regards from Belgium,

Luc