Banks, Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie |
Surname | Banks |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | JA867 |
Markings | PG-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. B. 8-14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1531755 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/45 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 9 Squadron Lancaster (DV293) after leaving the target area, both aircraft crashing in a wooded area near the town of Eberswalde-Finow, around 30 miles north-east of Berlin |