Sheehan, Leonard Lawrence
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard Lawrence |
Surname | Sheehan |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Florence Elizabeth Sheehan, of Barnsbury London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR721 |
Markings | NP-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Islington Cemetery and Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Sec. O. Block 10. Grave 20933P. |
Epitaph | AND HE RODE UPON A CHERUB, AND DID FLY; YEA, HE DID FLY UPON THE WINGS OF THE WIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1395112 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft nickname: My Gal Sal |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/38 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1943 |
End Date | 11-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 653 aircraft, 16 losses (2.5%). Ground marking was used even though there was cloud cover. Serious damage to both residential and industrial buildings and 577 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Ran out of fuel on return to base and was abandoned off Selsey Bill, Sussex. Most were carried out to sea by the offshore wind and only F/O Walker was found alive when air sea rescue arrived |