Mission: Patrol

Date: 14th May 1940 (Tuesday)

Unit: No. 607 Squadron

Type: Hurricane I

Serial: P2713

Base: Vitry-En-Artois, France.

Location: Corroy-le-Château, Belgium

Pilot: P/O. Arthur Eugene Le Breuilly 42615 R.A.F. Age ? Killed

REASON FOR LOSS:

Thought to have been shot down by Fw. Schnell of 4./JG2 flying a Bf109 during an attack on Hs123's. No further information available at this time. He is thought to have joined 607 Squadron in April 1940. Previously he had trained at: No. 1 Air Armaments School at R.A.F. Manby, No 5 course O.T.U at Sutton Bridge from 11th March 1940 until 27th April 1940. (The first course with Hurricanes at Sutton Bridge) From this course, all pilots were moved straight to France. Many of the records were lost in France during this period.

Burial Details:

Some of the aircrew lost during this period were buried by locals at the time and some graves may not have been recorded.

P/O. Arthur Eugene Le Breuilly. Runnymede Memorial Panel 9. No further details.

Page construction Alexander King, Researched by David King and dedicated to the relatives of P/O. Le Breuilly. Requested by Hervé Legros from Belgium. Acknowledgments: Robert Dixon - for 607 Squadron information, Simon Le Breuilly for photo of P/O. Le Breuilly, Norman Franks - "Fighter Command Losses" Vol. 1, Peter D. Cornwell "The Battle for France, Then and Now". Robert Dixon - for 607 Squadron information. Alistair Goodrum for additional training information.