Hogg, Leonard Hunter Died

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Personal Information

Rank P/O
Forename(s) Leonard Hunter
Surname Hogg
Gender M
Age 21
Date of Death 14-10-1944
Next of Kin Son of Leo S. and Jessie T. Hogg, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
HOGG LH

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Handley Page Halifax III
Serial Number MZ674
Markings KW- Nobody's Baby

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Grave Reference 31. A. 1.
Epitaph FOR HIM NO SLOW DECLINING YEARS, NO LONG AND WEARY SPAN

IBCC Memorial Information

Map
Directions to panel 183
HOGG LH

Location

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Panel 183
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Directions From the Chadwick Centre, take the central path towards The Spire.

Phase 2
Panel Number 183

Enlistment Information

Service Number J/95085
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 425 (Alouette)
Squadron Motto Je te plumerai (I shall pluck you)
Trade Wireless Operator
Country of Origin Canada

Other Memorials

Location Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque
Memorial Text In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945
Location Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree
Memorial Text A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn
Location Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Metal Plaque
Memorial Text A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn
Location Allerton Park Castle, Allerton, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Inscribed Metal Plaque
Memorial Text Memorial Garden dedicated to the 4272 personnel of 6 (RCAF) Gp based at Allerton Castle who gave the ultimate sacrifice during WWII to preserve our freedom
Location Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Propeller Unit & Inscribed Marble Tablets
Memorial Text Dedicated to the men & women of 6 (RCAF) Gp Bomber Command and to the 9980 Canadians lost serving in Bomber Command.

Miscellaneous Information

Some sources show he was an American citizen but in fact he was Canadian

Fellow Servicemen

Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.

Name Outcome
Butler D A (F/O) Died
Crabtree C M (P/O) Died
Eade F H (P/O) Died

Last Operation Information

Start Date 14-10-1944
End Date 14-10-1944
Takeoff Station Tholthorpe
Day/Night Raid Day
Operation Duisburg. 1013 aircraft on Operation Hurricane- to demonstrate to the enemy the overwhelming air superiority of both Bomber Command and the US 8th Air Force. RAF fighters provided an escort. 957 bombers dropped 3574 tons of high explosives and 820 tons of incendiaries. 14 aircraft were lost (1.4%). By comparison, the US 8th Air Force despatched 1251 and 749 fighters with more than 1000 dropping their bomb load on Köln. 5 bombers and 1 fighter lost. No enemy fighters were seen on either raid.
Reason for Aircraft Loss Hit in the starboard wing by flak shortly after released their bomb load. Although the shell passed through the wing without exploding, the wing caught light. The pilot dived in an attempt to put out the fire without success., after which he reduced the air speed and ordered the crew to bale out but not all of the crew were able to oblige. P/O Hogg was amongst those who were able to escape but his parachute failed to open and, although still alive when the German authorities located him, he died before they were able to get him to hospital. F/O Butler's body was found in the same field as the aircraft crashed and the bodies of P/O Eade and P/O Crabtree remained in the aircraft until it was excavated.
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