Crew Roster · Personal File
Robert Leesley
Internment in Switzerland
On 16 March 1944, 2nd Lt. Robert F. Leesley was serving as bombardier aboard B-24 "Big Noise" (42-40969), 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, on a raid against Friedrichshafen, Germany. The aircraft was damaged by flak and made an emergency landing at Dübendorf airfield, Switzerland. Leesley and his entire crew were interned for the remainder of the war. (MACR 3531)
Sortie Log
2 CATALOGUED SORTIES
02 MAR 1944 — 16 MAR 1944
02 MAR 1944 — 16 MAR 1944
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 244
02 MAR 1944
Frankfurt Am MainM/Y
42-74437
№ 262
16 MAR 1944
Friedrichshafen??
Landed in Switzerland
Big Noise42-40969