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217482 Flt.Sgt. Leslie Powis Royal Air Force 76 Squadron from:Islington London (d.12th Aug 1944) Leslie Powis was my Mum's brother. He joined up after his best buddy was killed along with all his family when his home in Barnsbury Road, Islington, London was hit by a bomb. There is still a green area where the house once stood. He was lost on 12th August 1944 at 21:44 while flying from RAF Holme on Spalding Moor to Russelheime Opal motor works. He was shot down at Quint Germany near the French- Luxembourg border. He was flying a halifax MkIII Serial# LW695 The crew on that fateful night were. Flight Lt. O. R 'Ron' Cramer Pilot (Kiwi) commemorated on the Runneymede memorial, Surrey, England. Flight Sgt. O. Thomas buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery 8.G.19, Germany. Flight Sgt. L.W. Powis commemorated on Panel 212 Runneymede memorial, Surrey, England. Sgt. C. Astall Sg. W.B. Collins commemorated on Panel 227 Runeymede Memorial, Surrey, England. S Sgt. K.S. Bolton buried in the Rheinberg War Cemetery 8.G.18, Germany. Sg. J. Duncan commemorated on Panel 228 Runneymede memorial, Surrey, England. I would love to see any photos. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.