Blagborne, Charles Ward
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Ward |
Surname | Blagborne |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William D. and Mabel M. Blagborne. Husband of Pauline J. Blagborne, of West Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD326 |
Markings | AL-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 173. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 131 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/12854 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-11-1943 |
End Date | 04-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Düsseldorf. 589 aircraft, 7 losses (3.1%). The local report is sparse, no doubt due to the sheer onslaught they had received in recent weeks. There was, however, extensive damage to both industrial and residential buildings. This was the first raid to include the G-H blind bombing system, who whilst acting as part of the main force attempted to bomb the Mannesmann tubular steel works in the city. Of the 38 aircraft so quipped, 5 returned early and two were Lost On 16 of the remaining aircraft the equipment failed to function correctly, leaving only 15 to bomb the factory. The local report does mention that 'several assembly halls were burnt out' so the experiment was a qualified success. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |