Hammer

£480

WW2 1942 RAF 57 Squadron WOP/AG Casualty Long Book and Group of Medals. Awarded to 1259951 Sergeant Richard Leslie Lloyd who was lost on air operations to Hamburg on the night of the 26th July 1942. Comprising: 1939/45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, War Medal. Mounted for display ... RAF Observer's or Air Gunner's Log Book covering the period January 1941 to 26th July 1942, listing training and operational flying. ... Original postcard photograph in RAF uniform ... Leather wallet with silver plaque TO THE MEMORY OF LESLIE SGT/WOP 57 SQDN RAFVR KILLED IN ACTION 27 JULY 1943 (incorrect should be 1942) ... Trench art RAF lighter, the reverse with memorial inscription. Sergeant Richard Leslie Lloyd of Swansea enlisted into the RAF and volunteered for aircrew training as a Wireless Operator Air Gunner. His log book records his first flight on the 1st January 1941 at RAF Yatesbury. Completing his training at 11 OTU he joined B Flight 57 Squadron operating the Wellington Bomber. His first trip was on the 25th June 1942 to Bremen. By the night of the 26th July 1942, his 9th and final operation would be to Hamburg, it appears he and his crew were shot down in the target area, as he now rests in Hamburg Cemetery.