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SLOCOMBE, Leonard

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster I
Serial Number LM286
Markings JI-F2
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Grave Reference Coll. grave 29. B. 1-16..
Epitaph IN LOVING MEMORY OF DEAR LEONARD, SAFE IN GOD'S KEEPING. HIS LOVED ONES WAIT
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 242
Enlistment information
Service Number 860307
Service Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)
Group 3
Squadron 514
Trade Air Gunner
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 20-11-1944
End Date 20-11-1944
Takeoff Station Waterbeach
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Homberg- to attack the Meerbeck oil plant. 183 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 5 lost. G-H equipped raid but the weather conditions were stormy and many aircraft were not able to keep in close formation with the G-H aircraft. Bombing was consequently scattered.
Reason for Loss Crashed in the target area, possibly due to bombs from above