James C Leigh
MilitaryStanding, L-To-R: Leroy A Arquette, Bombardier; John W Barkley, Jr, Navigator; George S Hunt, Tail Gunner/Observer (Co-Pilot); William M Price, Iii, Pilot; Maj. Carl Liles, Air Commander.
Kneeling, L-To-R: Billy J Jackson, Ball Turret; James C Leigh, Flexible Gunner; Robert E Smith, Radio; Donald W Dailey, Flexible Gunner; Earl R Beaty, Engineer.
Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29699 'Fi Fi' or 'Old Battle Axe'. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base.
10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, with B-17#42-3037 'Windy City Avenger' abandoned near Corby. Crew returned.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fifi | Old Battle Axe
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285, 341 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…