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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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 20215468
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Armorer Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Accident Report / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia