Jonasson, Leonard Norman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Norman |
Surname | Jonasson |
Gender | M |
Age | 17 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Otto Jonasson and Asrun Jonasson (nee Vopnfjord), of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and not of Point Roberts, Washington, USA (the latter is quoted by CWGC but is in fact where Leonard's mother settled when she remarried after the war after the death of his father). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT575 |
Markings | MP-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Liesse Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Mil. Plot. Row B. Grave 12. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE, BELOVED LEONARD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/180403 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Jonasson Peninsula, Manitoba; Within Gertel Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Peninsula |
Memorial Text |
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Information
Altered his birth certificate to gain entry at age 16. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Pilsen- Skoda armaments factory. 327 aircraft, 36 loses (11.0%). The main force was told to locate the Skoda factory visually and only to use PFF marking as a general guide. A large asylum building some 7 miles away was mistaken for the target. The Skoda factory was not hit at all. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Liesse, NE of Laon, France |