Footprints on the Sands of Time, RAF Bomber Command Prisoners of War in Germany 1939-45 by Oliver Clutton-Brock page 392
Roberts, Leslie Albert (Sergeant)
Prisoner of War 1941-October-13
Birth Date: unkown date
Born:
Parents:
Spouse:
Home:
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
76 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Resolute
Base
Middleton St George
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Flight Engineer
Service Numbers
565746
PoW: 24371
Target
Bremen Germany
Crew or Other Personnel
Halifax L9561
Mission
Halifax B.Mk.I L9561
Bombing Bremen Germany 1941-October-12 to 1941-October-13
76 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Middleton St George
76 Squadron (Resolute) RAF Middleton St George. Halifax I aircraft L 9561 MP-H, shot down returning from operations over Bremen, Germany by night fighter pilot Lt Leopold Fellerer of 4/NJG 1 and crashed near Wons, Friesland, 10 km South of Harlingen, Netherlands
Pilot FS Muttart gave the order for his crew to bail, then maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to abandon the aircraft. Sadly, FS Muttart went down with his aircraft, killed in action
Pilot Officer NF Trayler (RAF), Sergeant D Cotsell (RAF), Sergeant LA Roberts (RAF), Sergeant RWP Alexander (RAF), Sergeant WH Hunt (RAF), Sergeant GH Patterson and Sergeant JW Duffield (RAF) all survived to be taken as Prisoners of War
(36) The Last Flight of Halifax L9561 (2021) -YouTube
Halifax I L9561 [Royal Air Force Serials and Images Database]...
Halifax L9561 B.Mk.I - Bombing Bremen Germany - 1941-10-12 to 1941-10-13
Squadron: 76 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1941-10-12
Completion Date: 1941-10-13
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Bremen Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Middleton St George
Take Off Time: 19:45
Squadron Code: MP-H
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Netherlands
Crash Specifics: Wons, Friesland, 10 km South of Harlingen
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim: Lt Leopold Fellerer of 4/NJG 1
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
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76 Squadron (Resolute) RAF Middleton St George. Halifax I aircraft L 9561 MP-H, shot down returning from operations over Bremen, Germany by night fighter pilot Lt Leopold Fellerer of 4/NJG 1 and crashed near Wons, Friesland, 10 km South of Harlingen, Netherlands
Pilot FS Muttart gave the order for his crew to bail, then maintained control of the aircraft long enough for his crew to abandon the aircraft. Sadly, FS Muttart went down with his aircraft, killed in action
Pilot Officer NF Trayler (RAF), Sergeant D Cotsell (RAF), Sergeant LA Roberts (RAF), Sergeant RWP Alexander (RAF), Sergeant WH Hunt (RAF), Sergeant GH Patterson and Sergeant JW Duffield (RAF) all survived to be taken as Prisoners of War
(36) The Last Flight of Halifax L9561 (2021) -YouTube
Halifax I L9561 [Royal Air Force Serials and Images Database]...