Looking for INFO PLEASE: F/O Leonard Arthur Walker, RAAF
 

Hello,

I am looking for information on F/O Leonard A. Walker, RAAF (Aus 419358), who was navigator on a Halifax Mk III bomber (# NP 975 attached to 466 Squadron) the night of 22 Dec 44. The a/c took off from base at RAF Driffield in East Yorkshire at 1512 to carry out a bombing attack on the city of Binden. The a/c was hit by enemy fire over Steinebruck in Belgium,
and crashed, killing the pilot, the other members of the crew bailed out and were captured by the Germans, and taken as Prisoners-of-War.

F/O Walker was at Dulag Luft Wetzlar the afternoon of 15 Feb 45 and was present when fellow POW Capt. Wallace N. Emmer, USAAF, collapsed and
died at 1410.

I'm trying to locate F/O Walker or any records, writings, diaries of his experiences in Dulag Luft Wetzlar. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Tripp Alyn
aaatripp@cox.net

Re: Looking for INFO PLEASE: F/O Leonard Arthur Walker, RAAF
 

Hi Alyn
I don't know if it will help but are you aware that Walker's Casualty file is available in digitised form on the National Archive of Australia site. A Record Search using his Service number will bring it up with the file of another crew member plus some that are not relevant to your enquiry
http://www.naa.gov.au/
Regards
Dick

Re: Looking for INFO PLEASE: F/O Leonard Arthur Walker, RAAF
 

Dick----

Thanks very much for your help. This is a great resource to know about.

Regards,

Tripp