Whipp, Leonard Priestley
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Leonard Priestley |
Surname | Whipp |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Carr Whipp and Annie Whipp, of Chatburn. Husband of Doris Whipp, of Clitheroe. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | ML993 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chatburn (Christ Church) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave F 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 173314 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-10-1944 |
End Date | 20-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Düsseldorf. One of 6 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss | Technical problems led to the crew jettisoning their bomb load (a single 4000lb bomb). Their altitude was so low that the blast tore off the tail section and the aircraft dived into the ground close to Great Staughton. |