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Old 13th July 2018, 12:41
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F/Sgt Belec Jerome

Hello to all

I am looking for information on the circumstance of the loss of the F/Sgt Belec Jerome Gerard (MIA)1333383 249Sqdn , the 06 April 1944 ?

And also on the loss of Spitfire EF607 126Sqdn the same day ?

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Old 13th July 2018, 21:46
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Re: F/Sgt Belec Jerome

Phil,


From what I could read on the online ORB of 249 Squadron , then F/Sgt Belec was on a four Spitfire strafing mission in Albania, when after a completed run he reported he had been hit by AA. Spitfire immediately did spiral turn to right, crashed and caught fire. Belec not seen to bale out and was posted missing believed killed.


At first sight no ORB for April 1944 of 126 Squadron on the National Archives website...



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Old 14th July 2018, 07:50
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Re: F/Sgt Belec Jerome

Phil

The last line of the Form 541 for March 1944 for 126 Sqn notes the Sqn was from 1 to 30 April in the process of moving to England, so no operational flights were carried out. Thus no record book. Belec was flying EF607. I assume 249 inherited some of 126's Spitfires.
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Old 14th July 2018, 10:35
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Re: F/Sgt Belec Jerome

Many thanks to booth of you ! it's exactly what I am looking for !

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Old 15th July 2018, 21:19
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Re: F/Sgt Belec Jerome

BELEC, JEROME GERARD. Flight Sergeant. Service Number 1333383. Died 06/04/1944.
249 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Commemorated at MALTA MEMORIAL. Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 14, Column 1.

I wonder if he was related to either (or both)
BELEC, GILBERT GERARD. Flight Sergeant (Navigator (Bomber)). Service Number R/90570. Died 03/11/1942
407 Sqdn. Royal Canadian Air Force.
Buried at ANGLE (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD Pembrokeshire (2 others died 3 Nov, another 7 Nov, possibly all same crew)

BELEC, GORDON. Sergeant (Bomb Aimer). Service Number R/143569. Died 13/05/1943. Aged 23
Royal Canadian Air Force
Son of Napoleon and Laura Lapierre Belec, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Buried at ASHBOURNE CEMETERY, Derbyshire,
Cemetery/memorial reference: Sec. A. Grave 355.
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Re: F/Sgt Belec Jerome

No relation between the three, although Jerome was Canadian:


https://www.bataheritagecentre.org.u...-garard-belec/
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Re: F/Sgt Belec Jerome

Many thanks for the precision
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