Leon W Bryant

Military

31 December 1943 returned from mission to Bordeaux in B-17 AC #41-24484 'The Bad Egg'. Because of the severe damage to the plane, as it touched down on the runway, it ploughed into the jeep. 10 RTD. H. Evers crew

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bad Egg
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 390th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Capitalized all the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

 

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 456 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia