Young, Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie |
Surname | Young |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-12-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X3050 |
Markings | EA-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 21. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751115 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Observer/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4477 (P356401/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-12-1940 |
End Date | 07-12-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (53% moon) |
Operation | To attack airfields in NW France |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak and crashed in the sea off Ostend, Belgium. |