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Son of Drew and Mary McSherry; husband of Viola Mary McSherry, of Hedon.
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
Pilot Officer Leslie Andrew "Mickey" McSherry
Left Regina in 1936 to play hockey in England. Enlisted in the RAF on May 1, 1936. Was appointed an Officer on May 3, 1937. He was the pilot of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber K8957, which crashed April 8, 1940, at Northcote Railway station, near Stratford on Avon. The weather was bad, and the aircraft iced up. Mickey ordered all to bail out while he would attempt to land the aircraft. Only one did - from 250 feet, and survived. Three other crewmembers were killed. Two memorial trophies, one for hockey and one for tennis were named in his honour. Also a street and a lake in mid-eastern Saskatchewan are named after him.
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
Leslie Andrew "Mickey" McSherry in full flying gear.
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
Leslie Andrew "Mickey" McSherry and bride Viola Mary Hosdell, August 26, 1939.
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Wedding announcement, Burstwick, Yorkshire England
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
All Saints Church, Burstwick, Yorkshire, England
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
From the Toronto Star April 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
From the Toronto Star April 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
From the Toronto Telegram April 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry
From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Pilot Officer Leslie Andrew "Mickey" McSherry Left Regina in 1936 to play hockey in England. Enlisted in the RAF on May 1, 1936. Was appointed an Officer on May 3, 1937. He was the pilot of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber K8957, which crashed April 8, 1940, at Northcote Railway station, near Stratford on Avon. The weather was bad, and the aircraft iced up. Mickey ordered all to bail out while he would attempt to land the aircraft. Only one did - from 250 feet, and survived. Three other crewmembers were killed. Two memorial trophies, one for hockey and one for tennis were named in his honour. Also a street and a lake in mid-eastern Saskatchewan are named after him.
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Leslie Andrew "Mickey" McSherry in full flying gear.
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Leslie Andrew "Mickey" McSherry and bride Viola Mary Hosdell, August 26, 1939.
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Wedding announcement, Burstwick, Yorkshire England
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All Saints Church, Burstwick, Yorkshire, England
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Leslie Andrew McSherry is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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From the Toronto Star April 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star April 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram April 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Leader Post Regina, Saskatchewan. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 603 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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