Cumberworth, Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Leslie |
Surname | Cumberworth |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-09-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL362 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beverley (Queensgate) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block 73. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0129 (Block 2, Column 16, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 120434 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 1662 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of F/L Leslie Cumberworth |
Location | Christ Church, Swanland, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory and gratitude to Flt Lt L Cumberworth and Fg Off J Easdale who sacrificed their lives avoiding houses in Swanland in a Halifax Bomber which crashed on 2nd September 1944 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-09-1944 |
End Date | 02-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Blyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Problems in flight with ailerons, port engine overheating so the aircraft lost height and at 1045 flew into trees and crashed at Swanland 6 miles WSW of Hull. |