Leblanc, John Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Maurice |
Surname | Leblanc |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
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Date of Death | 17-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Wenceslaus LeBlanc and Marie LeBlanc (née Burke) of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Alice Marie LeBlanc (née Comeau) |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE475 |
Markings | KW-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cologne Southern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Row AA. Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 197 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/95511 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 13 November 1919. A barpenter prior to enlisting. At 23 OTU from 6 October 1942. Posted to 425 Squadron 12 January 1943. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim. 271 aircraft, 18 losses (6.6%). Accurate PFF marking followed by a successful raid. Production stopped at 41 industrial premises. 130 deaths and almost 7000 bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and caught fire on outbound leg, ESE of Traben Trarbach, Germany |