DAMBUSTERS King, Leslie William John

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

King ​

• FORENAME

Leslie William John ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. ​

• RANK

Flying Officer ​

• NUMBER

149660 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

24th June 1944 ​

• AGE

30 ​

• GRAVESITE

Longuenesse (St.Omer) Souvenir Cemetery,France Plot 3 Row C Grave 4 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

son of William and Emily Maria King,Enstone,Oxfordshire​

57 Squadron​

award DFC (22.10.1943) (Pilot Officer)​

1668 CU 1943​

617 Squadron 14.11.1943​

Pilot Officer​

Flying Officer​

flight engineer​

Lancaster DV403​

Wizernes,France (flying-bomb site)​

hit by flak and crashed 1658 hours Leulinghem,Pas-de-Calais,France ​