Leighton K Zeiner
Military ROLL OF HONOURKOF. 30 December 1943 on mission to IGF factory at Ludwigshaven. In B-17 #42-39780 'Little Twink'.
On bomb run, A/C hit by flak and lost #3 engine. Hit by flak again over Frankfurt and unable to keep in formation, RAF escorted A/C to Hawkinge where A/C crash landed. Unfortunately 7 crew members baled out but parachutes failed to open. 5 KOF 5 RTD
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Twink
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
30 December 1943 | ||
Buried |
Plot D Row 7 Grave 75 |
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/">www.351st.org/ken.harbour/> Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 449