by Adrian Parker on 19 September 2006
Lt. McLeroth was part of a 4-ship flying Kittyhawks during a strike on ferry landing sites on the River Po - to the north of a town called Ferrara - on 22/04/45. He was shot down by AA and crashlanded to the north of the river. The aircraft is said to have exploded on landing. Lt. McLeroth was seconded to 250 RAF (Sudan) Sqn and based at Cervia, Italy at the time.