The Airmen's Stories - Sgt. L N Guy

Leonard Northwood Guy joined the RAFVR in August 1939 as an Airman u/t Pilot. Called up on 1st September he completed his training, converted to Hurricanes and was with 601 Squadron at Tangmere in early July 1940.

On 11th July Guy claimed a Ju87 probably destroyed and another damaged, on 11th August he probably destroyed two He111's and damaged another, on the 13th he destroyed a Me110, shared another and damaged a third, on the 15th he shared a Ju88 and on the 16th he claimed two Ju87's.

On 18th August Guy failed to return from a combat off the Sussex coast, in Hurricane R4191.

He was 25 and is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 14.

Above photograph courtesy of Dean Sumner