Henri Gonay

Airman, Military Person

1913 – 1944

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Who was Henri Gonay?

Squadron Leader Henri A C Gonay DFC, CdeG, CdeG was a Belgian airman who was killed in action whilst flying with the Royal Air Force.

Gonay was born in Belgium, he joined the Belgian Army as a student pilot at the age of 18. After the invasions of Belgium and France in 1940 he flew to England, where he enlisted in the RAF. After instructing pilots he requested to fly with an operational unit, he flew with No. 123 Squadron RAF until being given command of No. 263 Squadron RAF on 25 February 1944. Flying Hawker Typhoons, missions were flown against French coastal targets. Shortly after D-Day Gonay was wounded while attacking shipping, he was killed when his aircraft hit the ground in Jersey, where he is buried in the Allied War Cemetery, Howard Davis Park, Saint Saviour.

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Born
Jul 21, 1913
Nationality
  • Belgium
Profession
Died
Jun 14, 1944
Jersey

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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