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NOTE ON DATES: IMPORTANT: For consistency, the Date is given as the date the mission TOOK OFF since the precise time of a loss is not always certain. Take Off date is unambigous and fixed in the official records, but obviously in those cases where the incident occurred before midnight UK time, then the Take Off Date will be the same as the Incident Date. Of course, most Bomber Command missions flew through midnight, therefore a Luftwaffe claim against a plane - or a locally generated crash report - may record the incident as occurring on the day following our Take Off Date. Bear this in mind when cross-referencing to our Luftwaffe Victories by Name/Date Database and other Luftwaffe sources. In some cases other sources may quote the date following our date, using locally generated reports as their source. To add to the potential for confusion, remember to take into account a Luftwaffe recorded date will be in local time, 1 hour ahead of UK time. When we discover a validated Incident Date we change our record if necessary



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You searched for: “W5561”

#Name*First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.BornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See NoteAircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateCommemoratedPhoto (Click to Expand)Referring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 BourgeauJ R FFlight SergeantBomber Command405Sqn RCAF
1941-12-28WellingtonIIW5561LQ-JPocklington1705Emden?KilledSage War Cemetery
2 DonkinJFlight SergeantRCAFBomber Command405Sqn RCAF
1941-12-28WellingtonIIW5561LQ-JPocklington1705Emden?KilledSage War Cemetery Paradie Archive Database
3 GordonD JSergeantBomber Command405Sqn RCAF
1941-12-28WellingtonIIW5561LQ-JPocklington1705Emden?KilledSage War Cemetery
4 JamesRSergeantBomber Command405Sqn RCAF
1941-12-28WellingtonIIW5561LQ-JPocklington1705Emden?KilledSage War Cemetery
5 LanghorneWSergeantBomber Command405Sqn RCAF
1941-12-28WellingtonIIW5561LQ-JPocklington1705Emden?KilledSage War Cemetery
6 WilliamsE JSergeantRNZAFBomber Command405Sqn RCAF
1941-12-28WellingtonIIW5561LQ-JPocklington1705Emden?KilledSage War Cemetery
7 WilliamsLesliePilot OfficerNZ/415808Age 21New ZealandPilotRNZAFMediterranean Air Command43Sqn
1944-02-17SpitfireIXMA576FT-?Lago, Italy1540PatrolSee archive report for further brief detailsMissing - believed killedMalta Memorial. Panel 17, Column 1


Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire

Born on the 30th October 1922 at Timaru. Worked as a clerk for the Post and Telecommunication department at Walkan prior to enlisting at Leven on the 19th October 1941Rrained with 3 FTS and 25FTS being awarded his pilots bade on the 09th March 1942 and promoted to sergeant on the 24th April 1942. Embarked for England on the 24th May 1942. Seriously injured in an accident (no details) on the 17th August 1942 and hospitalised until the 04th September 1942. Trained with 57 Operational Raining Unit. Embarked for Gibraltar on the 19th February 1943. Broke his leg falling from a truck on the on the 30th May 1943. Awarded his commission on the 21st October 1943. On the 10th February 1944 joined 43 squadron. Son of Edwin John and Jane Edith Williams(née Lemmon), of Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand. Half brother of 28 year old, Edwin John Williams NZ/39298 killed on the 28th December 1941 flying Wellington II W5561 with 405 squadron. Leslie had a total of 478 flying hours logged and on his 07th operational sortie.

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