'' Mouchka '' Live : the last flight of Amanda Mouchka Stassart

Forwarded message From: Jeannine Martiny

Une très grande dame vient de nous quitter.  L'aviation était sa passion et elle l'a transmise avec amour à ceux dont elle assurait la formation, grâce à elle

la qualité des services Sabena était réputée dans tous les pays qui nous accueillait.

Elle aura toujours une place privilégiée dans nos coeurs.

Nous serons très nombreux à rendre hommage à Mouchka Stassart ce 11 Janvier à 11 h 30 en l'église St Lambert, place du sacré coeur à Woluwé St Lambert.

Jeannine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJi-7RgzZz4&feature=share

Amanda "Mouchka" Stassart was a member of the Comet Network and helped 52 airmen to escape during WW2. She was arrested and sent to a concentration camp.
After the war, she joined Sabena as an air hostess and married Marcel Désir, one of the B-25 boys (flying with the 139 Wing). After a long and successfull carreer with Sabena, they both retired.

Mrs Stassart left us for her last flight last January 11th.

http://www.humo.be/humo-dossiers/58909/10-jaar-na-het-einde-van-sabena-de-stewardess-van-koning-boudewijn

http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/article/788561/mouchka-stassart-je-vous-le-dis-j-aime-la-vie.html

Memories of RAF B25s by FRASER MITCHELL

Contributed by FRASERMITCHELL

People in story: Raymond Mitchell

 

Location of story: UK, Belgium & Germany

Background to story: Royal Air Force

Article ID: A2299052

Contributed on: 15 February 2004

The following story was written by my father, Ray Mitchell, in 1995, for the newsletter of 139 Wing Association. 1995 was the 50th anniversary of VE Day, and also my parents 50th wedding anniversary. Called up in 1942, Ray had met my mother whilst working in the Air Ministry. He courted her throughout the rest of the war, until marriage in June 1945, a month after D-day. Final de-mob, and my arrival, came in 1946! 2005 will be their diamond-wedding anniversary. 139 Wing Association has now disbanded; living memory of WW2 will soon pass into history and be left to historians and others to argue about. It is important that those who were there tell their story.

Full story at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/52/a2299052.shtml