Burt, Leonard John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard John |
Surname | Burt |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-10-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard and Lily Grace Burt. Husband of Joan Burt, of Fallowfield, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X2910 |
Markings | KM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 9. E. 2-3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 566634 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3765 (P355445/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-10-1940 |
End Date | 15-10-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter near Wolfsburg. Aircraft crashed near Rowitz in Germany. Brought down by Rudolf Mangelsdorf of NJG2 |