EVANS, Leslie Clifton
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rank: W/Ostatus: 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.
(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.
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Squadrons:
| Squadrons add | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Airforce | Sqdrn | Start | Finish |
| RAF | 73 | 1944-07-01 | -- |
Aircraft:
| Aircraftadd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Serial | Note | Date |
| 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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