Lester B Brooks
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 23178
Lester B. Brooks Crew
Crashed at Cave Hill, Belfast, North Ireland.
Arriving from Gander, Newfoundland.
The crew was bound for the 306th Bombardment Group.
Crashed at Cave Hill, Belfast, North Ireland.
Arriving from Gander, Newfoundland.
The crew was bound for the 306th Bombardment Group.
Plane B-17 #42-97842 went down at Cave Hill, Belfast, Northern Island on 1 June 1944. Plane was on its way from Gander, crew going to 306th BG/DNB
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Armorer; Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 35692675
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38334100
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner / Armorer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Armorer Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10600464
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
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Sources
Accident Report / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia