Identity
Person No.
7188
Service No.
778784
Last Name
First Name
Leslie Frank
Initials
L F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
36
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, Wellington Z1053, training night bombing practice, Aircraft took off from home airfield for night bombing exercise. Aircraft was carrying 6 sand filled 250 lb practice bombs. At approx 0340hrs the aircraft stalled and dived almost vertically into the ground. Crashing between the airfields of Pershore and Defford, Worcestershire. Cause of the accident was attributed to propeller and reduction gear, shearing from one of the engines
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Robert Henry and Caroline Helena Fisher, of East London, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project