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EVANS, Leslie Clifton

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rank: W/O
status: kia
airforce: RAF    (no: 1378463 )
born: Bexleyheath United Kingdom

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73 squadron

(27-09-44)
Information was received by the squadron today of the finding of the body of W/O L.R EVANS by the Yugoslav partisans. The pilot was buried where he was found - approximately 45 46N - 14 22E. W/O EVANS was lost on operations on the 18th.

Commemorated Belgrade War Cemetery


Aged 24 years
Warrant Officer
Leslie Clifton Evans
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
73 Sqdn.
Service Number: 1378463
Country of Service: United Kingdom
Son of Harold Edward Evans, and of Minnie Evans, of Bexleyheath, Kent.

Squadrons:

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RAF 73 1944-07-01

Aircraft:

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ER486 Practice flying & formation 1944-07-08
ER486 Base to Vis 0800 to 0840 1944-07-09
JK667 Sweep Gospic area. No activity, no targets on road. 1944-07-09
Vis to base 1944-07-09
MH607 Base to Vis 1944-07-20
MH607 Patrolled Vis 1430 to 1615 1944-07-20
MH607 Patrolled Vis 1930 to 2030 1944-07-21
EP309 Vis to base 1944-07-23
EP309 Air test 1944-07-26
JK803 Grottaglie to base. 1944-07-31
JL383 Air test 1944-08-05
NH271 To Grottaglie 0735 to 0820 1944-08-08
NH271 From Grottaglie. Shipping recce west of Corfu. 1345 to 1510 1944-08-08
NH271 2nd shipping recce Corfu area. 1625 to to 1755. 1944-08-08
NH271 From Grottaglie to base. 1845 to 1930 1944-08-08
EP309 Air test 1944-08-09
EP309 Amendola to base. 1600 to 1630 1944-08-12
EP309 Amendola to base. 1600 to 1630 1944-08-12
BS511 Air test 1944-08-12
MH607 Practice formation 1944-08-13
EP617 Local flying practice 1944-08-15
EP617 Air test 1944-08-16
EP309 Practice formation 1944-08-17
MA751 Practice formation 1944-08-18
EP309 Base to Vis 1815 to 1900 1944-08-20
EP309 Vis to base 1945 to 2030 1944-08-20
EP309 Air test 1944-08-22
MA751 Practice flying 1944-08-22
JK177 Air test 1944-08-25
EP617 Practice flying 1944-08-25
MA511 Practice flying 1944-08-26
MH602 Air test 1944-08-27
MA425 Practice flying 1944-08-27
ML425 Practice flying 1944-08-29
MA514 Practice flying 1944-08-29
MA751 Air test 1944-09-01
MA751 Air test 1944-09-01
JK177 Escorted Catalina (PBY) on air sea rescue the relieved by three P38's 1944-09-06
JK177 Air test 1944-09-08
JK803 Practice battle formation 0710 to 0725 1944-09-10
MA297 Practice battle formation O735 to 0820 1944-09-10
JK803 From Biferno to base. (Biferno airfield named from the river) 1944-09-14
Cannon test. 1944-09-14
ML425 Base to falcanara 0800 to 0845 1944-09-18
ML425 Sweep Ljueljana aerodrome. Low level attack 12 aircraft destroyed. Loco blew up. Sgt Clark & w/o Evans failed to return. 1944-09-18

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