Clifford Luther Leggett
Military
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Object Number - UPL 54149 - Clifford L Leggett
Pilot Beaufighter VIF V8769 416th NFS, 12th AF, he flew a cross-country flight to Hendon and on return to Aklington, suffered engine failure, due to fuel shortage, killed in crash, at 10:05 hours, 21 June 1943 just west of Walkworth Castle, four miles from the base.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Beaufighter
- Unit: 416th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Allen, MS 39083, USA | 27 March 1919 | Mar. 27, 1919 Allen, Copiah County Mississippi, USA. |
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Died |
Warkworth, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK | 21 June 1943 | Flew a cross-country flight to Hendon and on return to Aklington, suffered engine failure, due to fuel shortage, killed in crash, at 10:05 hours, 21 June 1943 just west of Walkworth Castle, four miles from the base. |
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Buried |
22 June 1943 | Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England. Plot F Row 5 Grave 70 | |
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Other Assigned |
Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK | 21 June 1943 | 416th NFS, 12th AF. |
| Mississippi, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
