SCUVIE, Didier John Maurice
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rank: F/Ostatus: kia
airforce: RAF (no: 143484 )
born: 1915-09-22 Liège Belgium
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Didier Scuvie escaped from Belgium on 16 December 1942. He arrived in Great-Britain on 12 January 1943 and joined 350 (BE) Sqn on 13 March 1943. The Squadron diary noted the following:
11-13/03/1944 - No operational Flying. Arrival to Peterhead (13/03) with 2 new pilots: D. Scuvie arriving from OTU and L. Verbeeck from 349 (Belgian) Squadron.
Scuvie was promoted P/O on 29 April 1943 and then F/O on 29 October 1943.
During the increased tempo of air operations in the run up to D-Day, at the departure for an escort mission, D. Scuvie's aircraft collided with the aircraft of G. De Jaegher. The damage meant the Spitfire became unflyable and crashed into the sea. Didier Scuvie was killed. The entry in the Squadron diary reads as follows:
30/04/1944 - Escort mission: On departure, D. Scuvie collided with G. De Jaegher (AA853) and crashed into the sea and was killed. De Jaegher successfully ditched in the sea off Isle of Wight and was rescued by Air Sea Rescue. Injured in one of his eyes, he was retired from operations for a long period.
Flying Officer Didier Scuvie is buried in the Belgian Airmen's Field of Honour at Brussels Town Cemetery.
Known awards
Knight Cross in the Order of Leopold with Palm, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 (Posthumous), Croix desEvadés, 1939-1945 Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Aircrew Europe Star,
11-13/03/1944 - No operational Flying. Arrival to Peterhead (13/03) with 2 new pilots: D. Scuvie arriving from OTU and L. Verbeeck from 349 (Belgian) Squadron.
Scuvie was promoted P/O on 29 April 1943 and then F/O on 29 October 1943.
During the increased tempo of air operations in the run up to D-Day, at the departure for an escort mission, D. Scuvie's aircraft collided with the aircraft of G. De Jaegher. The damage meant the Spitfire became unflyable and crashed into the sea. Didier Scuvie was killed. The entry in the Squadron diary reads as follows:
30/04/1944 - Escort mission: On departure, D. Scuvie collided with G. De Jaegher (AA853) and crashed into the sea and was killed. De Jaegher successfully ditched in the sea off Isle of Wight and was rescued by Air Sea Rescue. Injured in one of his eyes, he was retired from operations for a long period.
Flying Officer Didier Scuvie is buried in the Belgian Airmen's Field of Honour at Brussels Town Cemetery.
Known awards
Knight Cross in the Order of Leopold with Palm, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 (Posthumous), Croix desEvadés, 1939-1945 Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Aircrew Europe Star,
Squadrons:
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| Serial | Note | Date |
| AR498 | collision with AA853 | 1944-04-30 |
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