Leigh E Stewart

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 6 September 1942 in B-17 #41-9026 'Baby Doll' while serving as Pilot. Crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9026) nicknamed "Baby Doll" of the 92nd Bomb Group takes off. Passed for publication 5 Sep 1942. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'Training American Bomber Crews In England, Sept. 1942. Preparing for the day when the might of the American and British Air Forces will strike together against the heart of Germany are many U.S. Army Air Corps bomber crews with their giant Flying Fortresses. They are completing their training over here at airfields which the Ameri
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Baby Doll
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 342nd Bomb Squadron

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Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 6 September 1942 Killed when aircraft B-17E 41-9026 crashed into the English Channel due to damage from German fighters.

Other

Remains recovered

15 September 1942 His remains washed up on a beach near Merlimont, France in mid-September 1942 and were later re-interred in the United States, location not determined

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Lee Cunningham 15-Nov-2014. Event descriptions made; Minor edit to summary biography to add crew position.

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Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16489

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Lee Cunningham, 12-Oct-2014, MACR 16489 NARA.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16489 / MACR 16489, Losses of the 8th & th Air Forces p. 30 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database