Vaughan, John Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Leslie |
Surname | Vaughan |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John James Vaughan and Estelle Leslie Vaughan, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AT133 |
Markings | EQ-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 62. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/69885 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-12-1941 |
End Date | 15-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Cherbourg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft and crew of four lost without trace |