Denning, Leslie Watson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leslie Watson |
Surname | Denning |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clarence and Annie Denning, of Drighlington, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW584 |
Markings | QO-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. J. 22. |
Epitaph | WORTHY OF REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1592515 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 27/1860/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1860/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-03-1944 |
End Date | 23-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 816 aircraft, 33 losses (4.0%). An indirect route, in addition to a diversionary raid on Kiel kept fighters away for some time and in fact the German controller believed that Frankfurt was the target. Marking and bombing were accurate and Frankfurt was again badly damaged right across the city. 948 deaths and 346 seriously injured. Some 120000 people were bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss |