Hale, Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Leonard |
Surname | Hale |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 12-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertie and Bessie Hale, of Woolwich. Husband of Elsie Lily Hale, of Sidcup, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | W8334 |
Markings | MQ-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eltham Cemetery, Woolwich |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 667. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 44 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 755336 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Squadron Motto | Non sibi sed patria (For country not for self) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13289 (P367715/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1942 |
End Date | 12-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Demonstration flight |
Reason for Loss | Stalled after a high-speed run |