Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
Edward Leslie John Perkins
| Surname: | Perkins |
| Forename: | Edward Leslie John |
| Age: | 22 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 23 Jun 1944 |
| Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Regiment / Service: | Royal Air Force |
| Battalion / Unit: | 97 Sqdn. |
| Service Number: | 53366 |
| Cemetery: | Cambridge City Cemetery |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | Grave 14766. |
| Additional Information: | Son of Randle and Mary Perkins, of Cobham, Surrey. Bomber pilot, flew eight operations in May 1944, during preparations for D-Day. Killed the following month flying Lancaster ND981 whilst practising formation flying. As the formation of 6 aircraft approached Crowland one began to bounce, apparently caught in the slipstream of the leading aircraft, sailed upwards and plunged on to ND981. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | Aircrew Remembered: Lancaster III ND981 Cloot Drove - Lancaster Bomber Crash Site |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2651438/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 38 |
