Belgians Instructors at the French-Belgian Flying Training School

[Bertrand H]

Hi,


In august 1940, the French-Belgian Flying Training School was in Odiham. Pupils had Belgian, English or French Instructors.

Does anybody the correct spelling plus forenames/service numbers/and if KIFA,MIA,KIA later for these Belgians pilots :

Capot or Cajot
Prevot
Gonay
Dien or Dieu
Van Cromphont
Goethals
Rocroix


Who was this LAFONTAINE with a name who sound French or Belgian …. but seems to be English ?

Thanks in advance.

Bertrand

[Bart FM Droog]

Hello Bertrand,

from: http://www.aeropedia.be/web/content.php?article.1001335 - De gevallenen (Belgian air force personnel died in action):

Dieu
Gonay, H. "Moustique"
Prevot, L

No dates or units given

Regards,

Bart

[Bart FM Droog]

Same source, other page: 'Ereperk Evere, de graven (Field of Honour Evere (Brussels), the graves)

H. Gonay, Maj, 14/06/1944

[Rene Romainville]

Hello Bertrand,

Found the following :

Cajot R. 87686
Prevot L 35059
Prevot M 1889900 +
Gonay Henry DFC Sqn Ldr KIA 14/06/1944 263 Sqn
Dieu G. DFC 81633
Van Cromhout G. 60755

Nothing regarding Rocroix

Hope it is of some help

Best regards

René

[BAR André]

Hello Bertrand,
Rocroix and Lafontaine weren't Belgians.
CAJOT Robert / matricule 87686 instructor from November 2 1940 discharged from RAF on January 12 1946
DIEU Giovanni /matricule 81633 instrutor from October 14 1940 to May 31 1941 discharged from RAF on October 01 1946
GOETHALS Carlos / matricule 60507 instructor from October 05 1940
GONAY Henri / DFC / matricule 81635 instructor from October 23 1940 to June 23 1941 MIA presumed KIA on June 14 1944
PREVOT Léon / DFC/ matricule 84285 instructor from December 23 1940 to June 23 1941
MIA on July 30 1942 - RTU on October 15 1942
VAN CROMPHOUT Georges /mat 60755 instructor from January 23 1941 to May 31 1941 discharged from RAF on January 12 1946

If you want more informations about each one of them, I can send you the file I've compiled at your personnal adress (publisher or jpg)

André BAR - Belgians in RAF and SAAF 1940-1945

[BAR André]

DIEU Giovanni foreign and honours awards
OBE (officer of the British Empire) October 11 1945
AFC (Air Force Cross) November 13 1945

[Bertrand H]

Thanks Bart, René and André for your collegiates replies. You were precise as I wished !

Rocroix and Lafontaine must to be English.

Thanks again,

Bertrand

[BAR André]

DIEU Gaston / matricule 32053 / DFC : major SAAF