John G Leverton

Military

On mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29524 'Meathound', crew was ordered to bail out but pilot managed to fly damaged a/c back to England and landed at Metfield. Prisoner of War (POW).

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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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (RD-D, serial number 42-29524) nicknamed "Meat Hound" of the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.

42-29524

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Meat Hound
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 11 January 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Chronology Supplement, 1942 - 1945, 8th AF Losses