Leslie K Black

Military

Prisoner of War. Shot down by flak and crashed near Zettweil in B-17 'My Yorkshire Dream' 42-38051

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-38051

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Yorkshire Dream
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

29 June 1944

Born

Ft Cobb, Oklahoma

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 6739 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6739