Trying to find details about ? F/O Phil Leckrone

Just a quick reply to say thank you for the web sites. I haven’t had chance to look (problems with my internet provider) but will do so in next couple of days.

Cheers again- Rad:D

Can any of our American members help me with addresses to find out details about former 616 Sqn & 71(Eagle Squadron) pilot F/O Phil Leckrone?

All I have is that he was from Salem(which one in the states I do not Know) & that he was killed when his Hurricane collided with another near Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire in Feb 9 1941.

No American – but …

‘…to say that Philip Leckrone of Salem, Illinois, died…’
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0064072/usercomments?start=60

‘Recently, I took the time to read the names on our Marion County memorial. On it are engraved hundreds of names including five Medal of Honor recipients. I wrote down, at random, the names of several who were killed in action: …Phil Leckrone,…’
http://www.salem-tc.com/News/2004/0604/Dialogue/041.html

There are 59 entries in the White Pages (Salem, Ill)
http://www.whitepages.com/search/FindPerson?extra_listing=mixed&form_mode=opt_b&post_back=1&firstname_begins_with=1&firstname=&name=Leckrone&street=&city_zip=Salem&state_id=IL&localtime=survey

http://www.eaglesquadrons.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=52&sid=088d23b554f96419b4e6f3129649bb8b

Hope this helps. Taken from the Tony Holmes ‘American Eagles’ publication by Classic Publications:

‘Leckrone missed out on seeing combat with 616 sqn by a matter of days although he participated in a number of ‘Big Wing’ sorties during late september’.

also…

‘During formation practice on the 5th Jan 1941, ‘Zeke’ Leckrone Hurricane was struck by Edwin ‘Bud’ Orbison’s fighter at an altitude of 20000ft, and although the latter pilot managed to land back at Kirton, Leckrone failed to bail out of his stricken fighter.

I highly recommend this publication as it is a superb reference for this subject.

Regards Tom