{"id":376,"date":"2019-10-25T07:52:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T07:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=376"},"modified":"2021-01-26T09:14:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T09:14:56","slug":"fass-leonard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/fass-leonard\/","title":{"rendered":"Fass, Leonard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Leonard Fass<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Observer\/Air Bomber, 114 (Hong Kong) Squadron<br>Service number 754442<br>Died 19 April 1941<br>Buried Middlesbrough (Linthorpe) Cemetery, North Yorkshire<br>Age 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Headstone Inscription<br>&#8216;DEEPLY MOURNED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. MAY HIS DEAR SOUL REST IN PEACE&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Leonard was born 17 September 1918 in Hendon, Middlesex to Polish born Simon and Hilda Fass and was the youngest of four children. Their father Simon originated from Poland and worked as a butcher in Hoxton. He died in 1938. In 1939, Leonard was living with his widowed mother and siblings. The family ran a butchers shop and Leonard was working as an engineers fitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leonard was the observer on Blenheim R3806 which departed from RAF Thornaby. The aircraft failed to gain height after leaving the ground and flew into trees on the edge of the airfield. This caused to swing to starboard and to crash into the next field. Unfortunately before the crew could get clear the bomb load exploded and killed all three airmen in the aircraft. It was thought that the aircraft had not reached flying speed when the pilot attempted to lift the aircraft off the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those killed alongside Leonard were:<br>Pilot, Bruce Beardsley, 939008<br>W\/Op,Lionel John Symes, 975686 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fass-headstone-700x933.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fass-headstone-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fass-headstone-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fass-headstone-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fass-headstone-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Fass-headstone.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"54\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FASS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FASS.jpg 547w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FASS-250x25.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FASS-120x12.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leonard Fass Observer\/Air Bomber, 114 (Hong Kong) SquadronService number 754442Died 19 April 1941Buried Middlesbrough (Linthorpe) Cemetery, North YorkshireAge 22 Headstone Inscription&#8216;DEEPLY MOURNED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. 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