PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Butterfield, Samuel Leslie
Date of birth: April 20th, 1913 (Leeds/Yorkshire, Great Britain)
Date of death:  August 11th, 1940
Nationality:  British
BIOGRAPHY: 
Service Number: 563441. Achieved 5.95 confirmed air victories.
Leslie died on Sunday 11th Aug' 1940.
Flight Commander Flt./Lt R.D.G. Wight DFC, flying Hurricane N2650, led "B" Flight of 213 Squadron consisting of himself, Sgt S.L.Butterfield DFM and Sgt E.G Snowdon into action against 61 Me 110 fighters of Gruppe 3: 15 miles South East of Portland. Flt/Lt Wight and Sgt Butterfield were killed in this action and Sgt Snowdon was forced to crash land on Lulworth ranges. 25 British pilots lost their lives on this day,the greatest loss of pilots on any day in the Battle of Britain. Squadron 213 was based at Exeter Devon on that day.
Leslie Butterfield was killed flying his Hurricane I (P3789). He was 27 and was buried at Bolougne Eastern Cemetery France plot 11 row A grave 16.
     
DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL (DFM)
Rank: Sergeant
Unit: 213 Squadron, Royal Air Force
 
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