Gleason, Michael Arnold
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Michael Arnold |
Surname | Gleason |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Thomas Gleason and Mary Anastia Gleason. Husband of Violet Isabel Gleason, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. B.S. (Ottawa): St. Patrick's College. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB254 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Row C. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | MAY THE GRACE OF GOD WHICH GUIDED HIS LIFE GRANT HIM ETERNAL PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 170 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/27667 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
It is thought that the flaps were raised by mistake instead of the landing gear |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-11-1944 |
End Date | 20-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Failed to climb away from the airfield and crashed into the end of a house in Hatfield and then onto a chicken farm nearby |