Leslie Gordon Knight
Flight Lieutenant · 401449 · Australian
- Died
- 16 September 1943, aged 22
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Den Ham General Cemetery, Netherlands
Operations on this date. 2 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 16 September 1943: Operation Garlic · Modane. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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16 May 1943
Flew Operation Chastise
Pilot, ED912 AJ-N — Returned -
15 September 1943
Flew Operation Garlic
Pilot, JB144 — Crashed outbound -
16 September 1943
Died
aged 22
Crew & operations
Flew as Pilot with No. 617 Squadron (Dambusters).
- Operation Chastise (16 May 1943) — aircraft ED912 AJ-N (Avro Lancaster) — Returned
Crew: E C Johnson (Bomb aimer) · R E Grayston (Flight engineer) · F E Sutherland (Front gunner) · H S Hobday (Navigator) · H E O'Brien (Rear gunner) · R G T Kellow (Wireless operator)
Flew as Pilot with No. 617 Squadron (Dambusters).
- Operation Garlic (15 September 1943) — aircraft JB144 (Avro Lancaster) — Crashed outbound
Source: CWGC casualty record: KNIGHT, LESLIE GORDON → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission