NAME

POSITION

AIR-FORCE

COMMENTS

F/O Leonard.R.A.

Pilot

RAAF

Posted to 463 Sq 18.9.44. Missing 15.1.45.POW

Sgt Kimber.P.C.

Engineer

RAF

F/S Vaughan.K.M.

Navigator

RAAF

F/S Board.K.M.

Navigator

RAAF

F/O Dickson.D.L.

Bomb Aimer

RAAF

F/S Hundy.W.A.

Bomb Aimer

RAAF

F/S Dingey.V.G.

Wireless Operator

RAAF

F/S Evans.E.E.

Gunner MU

RAAF

F/L Winston.A.C.

Gunner MU

RAAF

F/S McGill.B.D.

Gunner MU

RAAF

F/S Marshall.R.A.

Gunner MU

RAAF

F/S Chomley.G.F.

Gunner Tail

RAAF

DATE

TARGET FOR TONIGHT

AIRCRAFT

COMMENTS

26/27.9.44

Karlsruhe

LL795

27/28.9.44

Kaiserlautern

LL795

5.10.44

Wilhelmshaven

NF977 JO.P

6.10.44

Bremen

PD338 JO.C

7.10.44

Walcheren Dike

PD338 JO.C

11.10.44

Flushing

PD338 JO.C

14/15.10.44

Brunswick

PD330 JO.F

30.10.44

Flushing

PD338 JO.C

1.11.44

Homberg

PD338 JO.C

6/7.11.44

Ems Wesser Canal

ME298 JO.B

11/12.11.44

Harburg

LL847 JO.D

16.11.44

Duren

LL847 JO.D

21/22.11.44

Ladbergen Canal

ND733 JO.L

26/27.11.44

Munich

ND733 JO.L

5/6.12.44

Heilbronn

LL847 JO.D

18/19.12.44

Gdynia

PB804 JO.A

21/22.12.44

Politz

ME298 JO.B

28/29.12.44

Shipping Of Moss

PD330 JO.F

4/5.1.45

Royan

NG193 JO.U

7/8.1.45

Munich

NG193 JO.U

14/15.1.45

Merseburg Leurna

NG193 JO.U

F/O Leonard and crew flew ops in almost every A/C on the squadron.

14/15.1.45. In the op to Merseburg Leuna NG193 was listed missing and F/O Leonard and crew were posted to the casualty list.

In Bill Hodge’s history of 463 it is stated that the A/C force landed at Jouvencourt and the crew were safe. They had completed 21 ops, they are not listed again.