Leslie Charles Butcher
Service number
581496
Military unit
103 Sqdn Royal Air Force
Address
The Lindens, Clap Hill, Aldington, Kent.
Date of birth
18 May 1920
Date of death
25 Feb 1941 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Fagg Farm, Bilsington, Ashford, Kent.
Employment, education or hobbies
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Family history
Son of Douglas and Edith Butcher, of Sevenoaks, Kent.
Military history
25/26 February 1941 Wellington T2621 103 Sqn. Take off from RAF Newton to bomb Dusseldorf.
Dusseldorf covered by cloud and bombing results were poor. 1 civilian injured fighting a fire, 2 Flak gunners slightly injured and a farm barn destroyed. 80 aircraft took part in the raid.
T2621 the only loss, coned by a searchlight of 13./III./Flak Regiment. 26, and then shot down by anti-aircraft fire by 10./II./Flak Regiment. 44. After being hit the bomber exploded and crashed in River Rhine 1 kilometer to the north of the Rhine bridge at Homberg near Duisburg.
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