Ackland, Leslie James
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Leslie James |
Surname | Ackland |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 26-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Philip and Mabel Annie Ackland, of Barnstaple, Devon. Husband of Joyce Elisebeth Ackland, of Barnstaple. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK318 |
Markings | HS-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 119. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 114192 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
First operational loss of an Oboe equipped Mosquito |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/853/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/853/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-03-1943 |
End Date | 27-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 455 aircraft, 6 losses (1.3%). This raid was a failure because 5 Oboe equipped Mosquitoes were forced to return to base due to technical difficulties, so no sky marking had been possible. As a result bombing was scattered |
Reason for Loss | Last heard calling for help at 2230. |