Blight, Leslie Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Leslie Edwin |
Surname | Blight |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred S. Blight and Alice M. Blight, of Jarvis, Ontario, Canada. Phm.B. (University of Toronto). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE553 |
Markings | QO-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ripon Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 398. |
Epitaph | DUTY NOBLY DONE WE WILL NEVER FORGET HIS SMILE AND CHEERY WORD. MOTHER AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/3989 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-05-1943 |
End Date | 30-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal. 719 aircraft, 33 losses(4.6%). PFF target marking and the resultant main force bombing was especially accurate, leading to what was probably the first instance of a 'firestorm'. Five of the six largest factories in the town, 211 other industrial premises and almost 4000 homes were completely destroyed. Approximately 3400 deaths- five times greater than any other city raid. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto high ground WSW of Richmond, Yorkshire |