Fighter Pilot. Member of Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (FAFL, Free French Air Force), Groupe de Chasse GC 3 Normandie, which fought on the eastern front during World War II for the Soviet Union.
De Sibour held the rank of Aspirant*** when he went missing/disappeared in Ielnia, Russia, southeast of Smolensk, on August 31, 1943. His date of death is recorded in English probate records as September 10, 1943.
UPDATE 2018: The crash site of his Yakovlev Yak-1 was reported to have been found but there are misleading Russian French news reports regarding work at the alleged crash site. Remains of Blaise de Sibour were not found, despite French activist's report and Russian Army hopes.
Contributing Researcher:
Sergey A. Sergeyev, Russian Journalist
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His name is seen as
1922 Birth record: Jean J H B De Sibour *
1943 Probate: Jean Jacques Henri Blaise de Sibour **
He was known to his family as "Blaise de Sibour".
Military aviation enthusiasts' sites list him as "Jean de Sibour" or "J. de Sibour".
-----------------------------------
* Transcript of 1922 birth record:
Name: Jean J H B De Sibour
Mother's Maiden Surname: Selfridge
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1922
Registration district: Paddington
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 133
Source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office
-----------------------------------
** Transcript of 1947 probate record (Scanned copy attached):
"de SIBOUR, Jean Jacques Henri Blaise of 110 Rue de Bac a Paris 7 France died 10 September 1943 at Ielnia Russia
Administration London 30 January to Violette Buckingham de Sibour (wife of vicomte Jacques Gabriel de Sibour). Effects [pounds] 175 in England."
Source: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England, in year 1947.
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*** The Aspirant rank was widely used by the French Army during both World Wars for providing young, educated people with an officer's authority. It was not the equivalent of a French Sous-Lieutenant (2nd lieutenant); although, during WWII, it was comparable to the Red Army rank 2nd Lieutenant and to the British and U.S. Army Air Force rank of Flight (Pilot) Officer. The latter rank was equivalent to Warrant Officer Junior Grade (WOJG), which is today's Warrant Officer (NATO grade: W-1).
-----------------------------------
Further reading:
Jean de Sibour (1922-1943), military service
http://www.cieldegloire.com/004_de_sibour.php
Jacques de Sibour (1896-1979), parents' exploits
http://www.crezan.net/pag_vyg/sibour.html
Free French Air Force
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_French_Air_Force
Normandie-Niemen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandie-Niemen
================================
NOTE:
There were two closely related father-son pairs in the de Sibour family with similar names who lived in the 20th century. Of the four men, three were aviators. The fathers both died in 1979 and were 1st cousins.
1. Jacques Blaise de Sibour, Sr. (1905-1979) (Jules Gabriel Henri, Jean Antonin Gabriel). See Memorial ID #138313912
2. Jacques Blaise "Diz" de Sibour, Jr. (1933-2005), son of Elizabeth Mary Douglas Robinson
and (this memorial)
1. Gabriel Osmund Jacques Blaise de Sibour (1896-1979) (Jean Theodule Francisque Louis, Jean Antonin Gabriel)
2. Jean Jacques Henri Blaise de Sibour (1922-1943), son of Violette Buckingham Selfridge
Bio by JTerry ღ
De Sibour held the rank of Aspirant*** when he went missing/disappeared in Ielnia, Russia, southeast of Smolensk, on August 31, 1943. His date of death is recorded in English probate records as September 10, 1943.
UPDATE 2018: The crash site of his Yakovlev Yak-1 was reported to have been found but there are misleading Russian French news reports regarding work at the alleged crash site. Remains of Blaise de Sibour were not found, despite French activist's report and Russian Army hopes.
Contributing Researcher:
Sergey A. Sergeyev, Russian Journalist
----------------------------------
His name is seen as
1922 Birth record: Jean J H B De Sibour *
1943 Probate: Jean Jacques Henri Blaise de Sibour **
He was known to his family as "Blaise de Sibour".
Military aviation enthusiasts' sites list him as "Jean de Sibour" or "J. de Sibour".
-----------------------------------
* Transcript of 1922 birth record:
Name: Jean J H B De Sibour
Mother's Maiden Surname: Selfridge
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1922
Registration district: Paddington
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 133
Source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office
-----------------------------------
** Transcript of 1947 probate record (Scanned copy attached):
"de SIBOUR, Jean Jacques Henri Blaise of 110 Rue de Bac a Paris 7 France died 10 September 1943 at Ielnia Russia
Administration London 30 January to Violette Buckingham de Sibour (wife of vicomte Jacques Gabriel de Sibour). Effects [pounds] 175 in England."
Source: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England, in year 1947.
-----------------------------------
*** The Aspirant rank was widely used by the French Army during both World Wars for providing young, educated people with an officer's authority. It was not the equivalent of a French Sous-Lieutenant (2nd lieutenant); although, during WWII, it was comparable to the Red Army rank 2nd Lieutenant and to the British and U.S. Army Air Force rank of Flight (Pilot) Officer. The latter rank was equivalent to Warrant Officer Junior Grade (WOJG), which is today's Warrant Officer (NATO grade: W-1).
-----------------------------------
Further reading:
Jean de Sibour (1922-1943), military service
http://www.cieldegloire.com/004_de_sibour.php
Jacques de Sibour (1896-1979), parents' exploits
http://www.crezan.net/pag_vyg/sibour.html
Free French Air Force
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_French_Air_Force
Normandie-Niemen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandie-Niemen
================================
NOTE:
There were two closely related father-son pairs in the de Sibour family with similar names who lived in the 20th century. Of the four men, three were aviators. The fathers both died in 1979 and were 1st cousins.
1. Jacques Blaise de Sibour, Sr. (1905-1979) (Jules Gabriel Henri, Jean Antonin Gabriel). See Memorial ID #138313912
2. Jacques Blaise "Diz" de Sibour, Jr. (1933-2005), son of Elizabeth Mary Douglas Robinson
and (this memorial)
1. Gabriel Osmund Jacques Blaise de Sibour (1896-1979) (Jean Theodule Francisque Louis, Jean Antonin Gabriel)
2. Jean Jacques Henri Blaise de Sibour (1922-1943), son of Violette Buckingham Selfridge
Bio by JTerry ღ
Fighter Pilot. Member of Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (FAFL, Free French Air Force), Groupe de Chasse GC 3 Normandie, which fought on the eastern front during World War II for the Soviet Union.
De Sibour held the rank of Aspirant*** when he went missing/disappeared in Ielnia, Russia, southeast of Smolensk, on August 31, 1943. His date of death is recorded in English probate records as September 10, 1943.
UPDATE 2018: The crash site of his Yakovlev Yak-1 was reported to have been found but there are misleading Russian French news reports regarding work at the alleged crash site. Remains of Blaise de Sibour were not found, despite French activist's report and Russian Army hopes.
Contributing Researcher:
Sergey A. Sergeyev, Russian Journalist
----------------------------------
His name is seen as
1922 Birth record: Jean J H B De Sibour *
1943 Probate: Jean Jacques Henri Blaise de Sibour **
He was known to his family as "Blaise de Sibour".
Military aviation enthusiasts' sites list him as "Jean de Sibour" or "J. de Sibour".
-----------------------------------
* Transcript of 1922 birth record:
Name: Jean J H B De Sibour
Mother's Maiden Surname: Selfridge
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1922
Registration district: Paddington
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 133
Source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office
-----------------------------------
** Transcript of 1947 probate record (Scanned copy attached):
"de SIBOUR, Jean Jacques Henri Blaise of 110 Rue de Bac a Paris 7 France died 10 September 1943 at Ielnia Russia
Administration London 30 January to Violette Buckingham de Sibour (wife of vicomte Jacques Gabriel de Sibour). Effects [pounds] 175 in England."
Source: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England, in year 1947.
-----------------------------------
*** The Aspirant rank was widely used by the French Army during both World Wars for providing young, educated people with an officer's authority. It was not the equivalent of a French Sous-Lieutenant (2nd lieutenant); although, during WWII, it was comparable to the Red Army rank 2nd Lieutenant and to the British and U.S. Army Air Force rank of Flight (Pilot) Officer. The latter rank was equivalent to Warrant Officer Junior Grade (WOJG), which is today's Warrant Officer (NATO grade: W-1).
-----------------------------------
Further reading:
Jean de Sibour (1922-1943), military service
http://www.cieldegloire.com/004_de_sibour.php
Jacques de Sibour (1896-1979), parents' exploits
http://www.crezan.net/pag_vyg/sibour.html
Free French Air Force
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_French_Air_Force
Normandie-Niemen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandie-Niemen
================================
NOTE:
There were two closely related father-son pairs in the de Sibour family with similar names who lived in the 20th century. Of the four men, three were aviators. The fathers both died in 1979 and were 1st cousins.
1. Jacques Blaise de Sibour, Sr. (1905-1979) (Jules Gabriel Henri, Jean Antonin Gabriel). See Memorial ID #138313912
2. Jacques Blaise "Diz" de Sibour, Jr. (1933-2005), son of Elizabeth Mary Douglas Robinson
and (this memorial)
1. Gabriel Osmund Jacques Blaise de Sibour (1896-1979) (Jean Theodule Francisque Louis, Jean Antonin Gabriel)
2. Jean Jacques Henri Blaise de Sibour (1922-1943), son of Violette Buckingham Selfridge
Bio by JTerry ღ
De Sibour held the rank of Aspirant*** when he went missing/disappeared in Ielnia, Russia, southeast of Smolensk, on August 31, 1943. His date of death is recorded in English probate records as September 10, 1943.
UPDATE 2018: The crash site of his Yakovlev Yak-1 was reported to have been found but there are misleading Russian French news reports regarding work at the alleged crash site. Remains of Blaise de Sibour were not found, despite French activist's report and Russian Army hopes.
Contributing Researcher:
Sergey A. Sergeyev, Russian Journalist
----------------------------------
His name is seen as
1922 Birth record: Jean J H B De Sibour *
1943 Probate: Jean Jacques Henri Blaise de Sibour **
He was known to his family as "Blaise de Sibour".
Military aviation enthusiasts' sites list him as "Jean de Sibour" or "J. de Sibour".
-----------------------------------
* Transcript of 1922 birth record:
Name: Jean J H B De Sibour
Mother's Maiden Surname: Selfridge
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1922
Registration district: Paddington
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1a
Page Number: 133
Source: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office
-----------------------------------
** Transcript of 1947 probate record (Scanned copy attached):
"de SIBOUR, Jean Jacques Henri Blaise of 110 Rue de Bac a Paris 7 France died 10 September 1943 at Ielnia Russia
Administration London 30 January to Violette Buckingham de Sibour (wife of vicomte Jacques Gabriel de Sibour). Effects [pounds] 175 in England."
Source: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England, in year 1947.
-----------------------------------
*** The Aspirant rank was widely used by the French Army during both World Wars for providing young, educated people with an officer's authority. It was not the equivalent of a French Sous-Lieutenant (2nd lieutenant); although, during WWII, it was comparable to the Red Army rank 2nd Lieutenant and to the British and U.S. Army Air Force rank of Flight (Pilot) Officer. The latter rank was equivalent to Warrant Officer Junior Grade (WOJG), which is today's Warrant Officer (NATO grade: W-1).
-----------------------------------
Further reading:
Jean de Sibour (1922-1943), military service
http://www.cieldegloire.com/004_de_sibour.php
Jacques de Sibour (1896-1979), parents' exploits
http://www.crezan.net/pag_vyg/sibour.html
Free French Air Force
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_French_Air_Force
Normandie-Niemen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandie-Niemen
================================
NOTE:
There were two closely related father-son pairs in the de Sibour family with similar names who lived in the 20th century. Of the four men, three were aviators. The fathers both died in 1979 and were 1st cousins.
1. Jacques Blaise de Sibour, Sr. (1905-1979) (Jules Gabriel Henri, Jean Antonin Gabriel). See Memorial ID #138313912
2. Jacques Blaise "Diz" de Sibour, Jr. (1933-2005), son of Elizabeth Mary Douglas Robinson
and (this memorial)
1. Gabriel Osmund Jacques Blaise de Sibour (1896-1979) (Jean Theodule Francisque Louis, Jean Antonin Gabriel)
2. Jean Jacques Henri Blaise de Sibour (1922-1943), son of Violette Buckingham Selfridge
Bio by JTerry ღ
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