Lea, Roland William (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-April-02
Birth Date: unkown date (age unknown)
RAF
57 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Corpus Non Animum Muto I change my body, not my spirit
RAF Scampton
| Marshal | |
| Air Chief Marshal | A/C/M |
| Air Marshal | A/M |
| Air Vice Marshal | A/V/M |
| Air Commodore | A/C |
| Group Captain | G/C |
| Wing Commander | W/C |
| Squadron Leader | S/L |
| Flight Lieutenant | F/L |
| Flying Officer | F/O |
| Pilot Officer | P/O |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class | WO1 |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class | WO2 |
| Flight Sergeant | FS |
| Sergeant | SGT |
| Corporal | CPL |
| Senior Aircraftman | SAC |
| Leading Aircraftman | LAC |
| Aircraftman 1st Class | AC1 |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class | AC2 |
Flt. Engineer
577749
Took off from Scampton at 20:07 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code DX-O Bomber Command) on an operation to Saint-Nazaire France.
Aircraft coned by searchlights and shot down by flak, during a raid on the Saint-Nazaire, France U-Boat pens.
Killed includes Lea: Flight Sergeant Calvin Warren Dahl RCAF R/102105 KIA Pont-Du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Plot L Row B Coll Grave 16-18. Sergeant Arthur Eddie Bagley RAFVR 1236213 KIA Pont-Du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Plot L Row B Coll Grave 16-18. Sergeant Henry Philip Hunter RAFVR 1332920 KIA Pont-Du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Plot L Row B Coll Grave 16-18. Sergeant William Geoffrey Barnes RAFVR 1379802 KIA Pont-Du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Plot L Row B Coll Grave 16-18. Sergeant Kenneth Arthur Tester RAFVR 1397311 KIA Pont-Du-Cens Communal Cemetery, Plot L Row B Coll Grave 16-18.
Aviation Safety Network
Saint-Nazaire France
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