The Leaver crew from 408 and 434 Squadron.
This crew failed to return from operations to Munchen Gladbach while flying Halifax V , LK-894 coded WL-K on August 30/31, 1943.

Front L to R: F/S L. Patrick RCAF Air gunner; F/O M. Howard RCAF Wireless OP; W/O2 J. Box RCAF, Flight Engineer;
Back L to R: P/O S. Young RCAF, Mid upper gunner; P/O F. Leaver RCAF, Pilot; P/O L. Kerr RCAF, Bomb aimer;  and
P/O C.
Burgess RAF, Navigator.

 Missing from the photo, but also killed with this crew was Sgt F. Bartlett RAF, 2nd Pilot.

Photo graciously supplied by Kathryn Anderson, niece of W/O2 J. Box.


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