John T Leahy

Military

Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

East Coast Memorial, Battery Park, New York City Died when aircraft exploded over the North Atlantic. Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, New York Memorial

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014 Service Number from 306BG records http://www.306bg.org/; Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16344.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 30