Sparvell, Leonard William
Title
Sparvell, Leonard William
L W Sparvell
Description
Two oral history interviews with Leonard William (Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a flight engineer with 153 and 166 Squadrons.
The collection was catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.
The collection was catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.
Date
2015-09-19
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Sparvell, LW
Collection Items
Interview with Leonard William Sparvell. Two
Leonard Sparvell lived in Bexley Heath until he joined the RAF in 1944. He trained as a Flight Engineer and was posted to RAF Kirmington. He speaks of a long operation to Stettin in which he was in the air for nine hours and forty five minutes. He…
Interview with Leonard William Sparvell. One
Born in Bexley, Leonard Sparvell volunteered for the Air Force. He completed 30 operations in Lancasters as a flight engineer with pilot Bill Capper. He recalls a nine hour bombing operation and what his role as a Flight Engineer involved. He jokes…
Collection Tree
- Sparvell, Leonard William