Leigh E Stewart
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Baby Doll
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 342nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 September 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other 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
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 15-Nov-2014. Event descriptions made; Minor edit to summary biography to add crew position.
ContributorAAM
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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