Leo John Ferrara
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Object Number - UPL 57206 - Leo Ferrara
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed on formation practice flight in B-17 42-230666, mid air collision with another A/C. Killed non operational (KNO)
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-800956
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Portsmouth, VA | 24 March 1919 | Son of Lucy Ferrara. |
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Died |
Newton Bromswold, UK | 15 November 1943 | Killed on formation practice flight in B-17 42-230666, mid air collision with another A/C. Killed non Operational (KNO) |
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Buried |
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Southfield, Oakland County, MI | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan | |
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Based |
Chelveston | 15 November 1943 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Pilot training |
San Angelo AAF, TX | Flight training - San Angelo AAF, Texas |
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Sources
Combnat Chronology, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 373 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
