Lean, Leonard Wentworth
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Leonard Wentworth |
Surname | Lean |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 10-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Francis and Elsie May Lean, of Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED823 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. P. Grave 310A. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411919 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Hallam, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone inscribed slate tablet and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1661 HCU Lancaster ED823 which crashed on 10th April 1943 after flying into high tension power cables |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 10-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night Navigation Exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed after flying into high-tension power cables at School Lane, Halam, Notts. |