LEANEY, Francis Michael
| Service Number: | 623992 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 622 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | 1917, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Coogee, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed In Action, West of Oirschot, NW of Eindhoven, Germany, 13 June 1944 |
| Cemetery: |
Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Netherlands KK 72 |
| Memorials: | International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Royal Air Force , Sergeant, 623992, No. 622 Squadron (RAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Reginald Desmond and Louisa Ann Leaney, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Arvo Lancaster I LL812 GO-Z Squadron 622
Gelsenkirchen. 303 aircraft, 17 losses (6.1%). The first non-communications related raid in some time. This raid was to target the Nordstern synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkirchen, which was close enough to England to allow the new, improved Oboe marking to be used, with great accuracy. Early bombing was exceptionally accurate but as time progressed, the smoke from the raid obscured the target and bombing became less accurate as a result. The German report states that all production ceased at the plant with the loss of 1000 tons of aviation fuel output per day. The report also states that 1500 tons of bombs fell in the compound.
Shot down by a night-fighter and exploded west of Oirschot, NW of Eindhoven
BELOVED SON OF REGINALD DESMOND AND LOUISA AND FOND BROTHER OF DES, LOIS, JACK
Flt./Sgt. Frank Leaney (RAF), son of Mr. D. Leaney, of Coogee, has been reported missing, presumed killed, in a raid over Gelsen- kirchen, Germany, on June 13, 1944.
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