HARMEL, Léon
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rank: F/Sgtstatus: unknown
airforce: RAF (no: 1299917 )
born: 1920-03-11 Habay - La - Neuve Belgium
added by: Adrian Dwyer
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"Leo" Harmel Léon on 11 March 1920 at Habay - La - Neuve. Pupil pilot before War. Evaded withFlying School from Oujda, Morocco to England where he arrived on 5 August 1940. After training is posted to 131 Squadron, then to 350 (BE) Sqn on 17 November 1941. The Squadron diary notes the following:
Official creation of 350 (Belgian) Squadron at Valley. The following pilots are transferred from 131 (County of Kent) Squadron: S/Ldr J. Thompson, H. Gonay (Fl/Co), X. Menu, E. Plas, H. Smets, G. Deltour, A. Plisnier, G. Seydel, J. Ester, L. Harmel, R. De Wever, H. Picard, G. Livijns and J. Depuysseleyr who will leave the Squadron a few days later, joining the Aerial Reconnaissance.
19/11/1942 - Rhubarb: Another shared for A. Plisnier who shot down a Me-110 together with L. Harmel on a Rhubarb at St-Denijs-Westrem (Ghent)
20/12/1943 - Ramrod 377: L. Harmel crash landed near Abbeville in enemy territory after an engine failure. He successfully evades capture in France.
08/02/1944 A shooting campaign at Llanbedr, one Sweep and 4 Rangers are executed during this period. F/Sgt Harmel 'A' Flight who last December crash-landed in France due engine trouble , escapes and arrives back in England.
[Date of enlistment is not confirmed. Other details pending]
Official creation of 350 (Belgian) Squadron at Valley. The following pilots are transferred from 131 (County of Kent) Squadron: S/Ldr J. Thompson, H. Gonay (Fl/Co), X. Menu, E. Plas, H. Smets, G. Deltour, A. Plisnier, G. Seydel, J. Ester, L. Harmel, R. De Wever, H. Picard, G. Livijns and J. Depuysseleyr who will leave the Squadron a few days later, joining the Aerial Reconnaissance.
19/11/1942 - Rhubarb: Another shared for A. Plisnier who shot down a Me-110 together with L. Harmel on a Rhubarb at St-Denijs-Westrem (Ghent)
20/12/1943 - Ramrod 377: L. Harmel crash landed near Abbeville in enemy territory after an engine failure. He successfully evades capture in France.
08/02/1944 A shooting campaign at Llanbedr, one Sweep and 4 Rangers are executed during this period. F/Sgt Harmel 'A' Flight who last December crash-landed in France due engine trouble , escapes and arrives back in England.
[Date of enlistment is not confirmed. Other details pending]
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