ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237262
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF. IX |
| Owner/operator: | GC4/2 'Ile de France' Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Qued Harach, 4 km from Chebli, Bilda Province -
 Algeria
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Reghaia, Algeria |
Supermarine Spitfire LF IX of GC4/2 "Ile de France", Armée de l'Air (French Air Force). Written off (destroyed) when crashed 27-5-46 at Qued Harach, 4 km from Chebli, Bilda Province, Algeria. Pilot Captain Pierre Gouachon-Noireault (aged 26) killed. His funeral was held in Algiers (see link #5 for photos). The pilot also went by the name of "Andre Pierre Gouachon-Noireault", hence the uncertainty of the circumstances of his demise.
This pilot flew with GCI/8, making 3 victory claims (plus 2 shared). He then served with GC2/5 and possibly with the 79th FG USAAF. He made another victory claim in 1944, together with 2 probable's flying with the USAAF before being shot down and becoming a POW in November 1944.
Apparently, he rejoined his unit in April 1945 after being liberated by the Russians. My sources have him KIFA (Killed in Flying Accident) 27-5-1946 with GC4/2 "Ile de France". He seems to have been with the USAAF from March until April 1944, flying a P-47D Thunderbolt
The crash location of Chebli (Arabic: الشبلي Shabli) is a town and commune in Blida Province, Algeria.
Sources:
1. Combat 29 May 1946
2. Biographies Guachon-Noireaut
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A9bli
4. Biography of pilot: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=34090
5. Pilots' funeral: https://imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/obseques-du-capitaine-pierre-gouachon-noireault-a-alger.html
6. http://fighters.forumactif.com/t82776-p-47-francais-eduard-1-48-pierre-gouachon-noireault
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2020 09:21 | TB | Added |
| 08-Sep-2020 20:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2023 12:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Date, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]] |
| 23-Jun-2023 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [[[Date, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]]] |
| 27-Jun-2023 13:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[[Date, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]]]] |
| 16-Sep-2023 09:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[[[[Date, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]]]]] |
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