Maurice Balasse

Maurice Balasse
Born	(1914-06-27)27 June 1914
Died	23 January 1945(1945-01-23) (aged 30)
Allegiance	Belgium United Kingdom
Service / branch	Belgian Army (1934–40) Royal Air Force (1942–45)
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Flight Lieutenant
Unit	No. 41 Squadron
Battles / wars	Second World War Operation Diver

Flight Lieutenant Maurice Arthur Leon Balasse (27 June 1914 – 23 January 1945) was a Belgian military pilot and flying ace who served in the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He shot down six V-1 flying bombs in 1944 before he was shot down and killed over Germany early the following year while serving with No. 41 Squadron. He is buried in the Belgian Airmen's Field of Honour at the Brussels Cemetery.

Bibliography

• Besnard, Frédèric (December 1999). "Courrier des Lecteurs" [Readers' Letters]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (81): 2. ISSN 1243-8650.
• Martin, Pierre (September 1999). "Maurice Balasse, un as belge de la chasse aux V-1" [Maurice Balasse, a Belgian V-1 Hunting Ace]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et Son Histoire (in French) (78): 36–47. ISSN 1243-8650.