Belcher, Leonard Ralph
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Leonard Ralph |
Surname | Belcher |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Edith B. Belcher. Husband of Margaret G. Belcher, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ456 |
Markings | 6U-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 278. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/26674 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 415 (Swordfish) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-01-1945 |
End Date | 07-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (46% moon) |
Operation | Hanau. 482 aircraft, 6 losses. Hanau contained an important junction in the German railway system. Many bombs hit the area directly around the target but also many were scattered across the town. The local report states that about 40% of the town was destroyed with 90 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 10 Sqn Halifax (LV909 ZA-P) over Oberscheld. Crashed at Eibach |