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
Battles/wars	Second World War

Flight Lieutenant Maurice 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.

Bibliography

• Besnard, Frédèric (December 1999). "Courrier des Lecteurs" (in French). p. 2. ISSN 1243-8650. 
• Martin, Pierre (September 1999). "Maurice Balasse, un as belge de la chasse aux V-1" (in French). pp. 36–47. ISSN 1243-8650.