552269 sgt Leo P Fallon 115 Sqn RAF East Wrethem 1943

Date: Feb 17, 2014

552269 sgt Leo P Fallon 115 Sqn RAF East Wrethem 1943

MikeH · Air Vice Marshall

Hi,

the following is from W.R Chorley's BCL : 1943

12/13 Mar 1943

115 Sqn Wellington III BJ756 KO Q Op: Essen

T/o 2007 East Wretham. Shot down by a night fighter (Lt Oskar Kostler, IV./ NJG1) and came down 2135 in the IJsselmeer. Sgt Moffat RCAF is buried in Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, the rest of the crew have no known graves. This was the last Wellington reported missing from 115 Squadron. Since delivery to 75 Squadron on 15 September 1942, and its transfer to 115 Squadron on 24 November, it had amassed 131.20 flying hours

Sgt L F Fallon killed

Sgt W E Akrill killed

Sgt L G Collings killed

Sgt C J J Lamb killed

Sgt C MacK Moffat RCAF killed

Regards

Mike.

scotty53 · Aircraftsman 1st Class

hi Mike, Many thanks for the great information about 115 Sgn Wellington Bomber III BJ 756 KO Q. David

scotty53 · Aircraftsman 1st Class

David Macfarlane wrote:
I am trying to get Pictures of this Sgt L P Fallon and his Crew he was the Capt of a Wellington Bomber BJ756 which crashed into the sea at IJSSELMEER, Netherlands 12/13 March 1943 he was Killed don't know what happen to the rest of his crew. This information is for his son who has just found out Sgt LP Fallon was his father. His name is Robert Fraser-Fallon who lives in the same city as me Inverness Scotland. Could you please Help if you have seen a Picture of his Father and his Crew. Thank you.

Date: Jun 3, 2019

I know the niece of William Akrill (Navigator) who has written a piece for our Local History Society Journal which will be published in Sept 2019. www.collingham-history.org.uk if you can contact me through the site we can sawp and share what we have?

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