Leard, William Godfrey (Leading Aircraftman)

Killed in Action 1944-July-06

Leading Aircraftman William Godfrey Leard RCAF

Birth Date: 1921-February-25

Born:

Parents: Son of G. Russell Leard and Clara M. Leard, of Fortune Cove, Prince Edward Island.

Spouse:

Home: Fortune Cove, Prince Edward Island

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

145 Sqn- Squadron
Furor Non Sine Frenis Fury with balance

Base

RCAF Stn. Dartmouth N S

Rank

Leading Aircraftman

Position

wireless operator, ground

Service Numbers

R/174974

Home
Google MapFortune Cove, Prince Edward Island
Final Burial
Google MapGoose Bay Military Cemetery
Plot A Row 4 Grave 3
145 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Furor Non Sine Frenis). Ventura aircraft 2171 had engine failure on take-off and crashed at Goose Bay, Labrador. No Survivors. Crew members F/O. W.A. Harris, P/O. J.C. Tanner, F/O. D.W. Hume, WO. M.S. Wood, and passengers LAC.s H.A. Stephenson, H.H. Bell, L.C. St Louis, Cpl.s C.N. Cole, L.C. Foris, and Sgt. M.E. Duquette were also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Ventura 2171

Leading Aircraftman Henry Hedley Bell RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Bell, Henry Hedley (RCAF)
passenger
Killed in Action
1944-July-06
Goose Bay Military Cemetery, Dakota Drive A0P 1C0, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Corporal Clarence Nathon Cole RCAF

Corporal Cole, Clarence Nathon (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1944-July-06
Goose Bay Military Cemetery, Dakota Drive A0P 1C0, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Sergeant Myles Edward Duquette RCAF

Sergeant Duquette, Myles Edward (RCAF)
fabric worker
Killed in Action
1944-July-06
Goose Bay Military Cemetery, Dakota Drive A0P 1C0, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Corporal Louis Charles Foris RCAF

Corporal Foris, Louis Charles (RCAF)

Killed in Action
1944-July-06
Goose Bay Military Cemetery, Dakota Drive A0P 1C0, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Flying Officer William Arthur Harris RCAF

Flying Officer Harris, William Arthur (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-July-06
Goose Bay Military Cemetery, Dakota Drive A0P 1C0, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Flying Officer Donald William Hume RCAF

Flying Officer Hume, Donald William (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1944-July-06
Goose Bay Military Cemetery, Dakota Drive A0P 1C0, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman William Godfrey Leard RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Leard, William Godfrey (RCAF)
wireless operator, ground
Killed in Action
1944-July-06
Goose Bay Military Cemetery, Dakota Drive A0P 1C0, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Lionel Charles St Louis RCAF

Leading Aircraftman St Louis, Lionel Charles (RCAF)
driver
Killed in Action
1944-July-06
Goose Bay Military Cemetery, Dakota Drive A0P 1C0, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Leading Aircraftman Harold Archibald Stephenson RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Stephenson, Harold Archibald (RCAF)
aero engine mechanic
Killed in Action
1944-July-06
Goose Bay Military Cemetery, Dakota Drive A0P 1C0, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Pilot Officer John Charles Tanner RCAF

Pilot Officer Tanner, John Charles (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-July-06
Goose Bay Military Cemetery, Dakota Drive A0P 1C0, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Warrant Officer 1 Melville Stanley Wood RCAF

Warrant Officer 1 Wood, Melville Stanley (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1944-July-06
Goose Bay Military Cemetery, Dakota Drive A0P 1C0, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada

Accident Card - Lockheed Ventura G.R. Mk. V serial:2171

This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-July-06. Ventura GRV s/n 2171.

This accident involved 11 people. Bell HH, Cole CNT, Duquette MK, Foris LS, Harris WA, Hume DW, Leard WG, St Louis LC, Stephenson HA, Tanner JC, Wood MS

This accident had 11 fatalities. Flying Officer Donald William Hume RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/37490 Ventura 2171, Sergeant Myles Edward Duquette RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/111463 Ventura 2171, Corporal Clarence Nathon Cole RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/65379 Ventura 2171, Leading Aircraftman Henry Hedley Bell RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/183298 Ventura 2171, Leading Aircraftman Lionel Charles St Louis RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/200411 Ventura 2171, Pilot Officer John Charles Tanner RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/43174 Ventura 2171, Warrant Officer 1 Melville Stanley Wood RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/93134 Ventura 2171, Leading Aircraftman Harold Archibald Stephenson RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/127526 Ventura 2171, Corporal Louis Charles Foris RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/64254 Ventura 2171, Flying Officer William Arthur Harris RCAF Killed in Action service no:J/38593 Ventura 2171, Leading Aircraftman William Godfrey Leard RCAF Killed in Action service no:R/174974 Ventura 2171