Whibley, Leonard Garth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Garth |
Surname | Whibley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 13-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leslie Norman and Muriel Louise Whibley of Henley Beach, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7389 |
Markings | OL-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hebburn Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Grave 44. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 407565 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 83 |
Squadron Motto | Strike to defend |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12157 (P366146/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1942 |
End Date | 14-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Operation Fuller |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter, killing the rear gunner. The aircraft and the remainder of the crew returned to base safely. |