Leask H Herman
MilitaryEngine damage caused by flak on a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 16 Mar 1944, forced B-24J #42-100116 to turn towards Switzerland but crashed near Schlattingen, Switzerland after the crew baled out where 8 of them landed in Austria and 2 landed in Switzerland. Prisoner of War (POW).
Page 294 in the book THE SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition, D790. A2S45
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Waterloo, Iowa, USA | ||
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Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 16 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3533 / MACR 3533, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database