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Elliott, Leslie Norman

Service number:
1537055
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Leslie Elliot, a Navigator, served mainly in India and was discharged on March 1st, 1946.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Warrant Officer
Unit:
No. 357 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
October 19th, 1945
Citation:
“Warrant Officer Elliott has completed a considerable number of operational sorties as a navigator. During the siege of Imphal, he flew on numerous supply-dropping missions and since joining 357 Sqn he has completed further sorties of a similar nature. He has shown great keenness and enthusiasm for operational flying and the success his crew has achieved has been largely due to his very high standard of navigation.”
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Sources

  • - Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 37313 published on the 16 October 1945
    - Warwick & Warwick

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