LEACH, GARY PAUL
Name: Gary Paul
Leach
Branch/Rank: United States Air Force Reserve / 1LT
Unit: 4133RD BOMB WING (P), 70TH BOMB WING (TDY)
Date of Birth: 05/30/1943
Home City of Record:
Columbus, OH
Date of Loss:
28-July-69
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates:
Status (in 1973): NOT noted on PMSEA
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: B-52D
Stratofortress strategic bomber (#56-0630)
Missions:
Other Personnel in Incident: All eight
personnel aboard were killed. The lost crewmen
included aircraft commander MAJ
Edward W. Wyatt, co-pilot CAPT John A. Albasio, radar
navigator CAPT Donald J. Maccio, navigator CAPT Edward A. Miskowski, electronic warfare
officer (EWO)
1LT Gary P. Leach, and gunner TSGT
Clinton E. Tibbetts. The two other U. S.
Air Force personnel reportedly on board
the aircraft were LTC Robert H. Barr and TSGT
Richard Piskula.
Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw data from
U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources,
interviews and CACCF = Combined Action Combat Casualty File.
BIO ADDED 11/21/18
| Subject: | FYI |
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| Date: | Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:21:34 +0000 |
| From: | William M. Killian |
| To: | info@pownetwork.org <info@pownetwork.org> |
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I was doing research on the below air
loss and discovered that the remains of two airmen
On July 27 1969, a U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52D Stratofortress strategic bomber (#56-0630) from the 17th Bomb Wing, 4133rd Bomb Wing, Strategic Air Command, crashed into the Pacific
Ocean
following the failure of the starboard wing after takeoff from
Anderson Air Force Base in
MAJ
Edward W. Wyatt, co-pilot CAPT John A. Albasio, radar navigator CAPT
Donald J. Maccio, gunner TSGT Clinton E. Tibbetts. The two other U. S. Air Force personnel reportedly on board the
aircraft
were LTC Robert H.
Barr and TSGT Richard Piskula. The wing loss occurred about
the continued momentarily in level flight, then made a violent bank below the sight of the cliff at the
end of
the runway, crashing into the ocean. Aircraft commander CAPT Wyatt
attempted to eject,
remains
of the four other crewmen and one passenger were also recovered.
However, neither Regards,
William M. Killian
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| Field Title | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Last Name | LEACH | LEACH |
| Given Names | GARY PAUL | GARY PAUL |
| Social Security or Service Number | 274382754 | 274382754 |
| Date of Birth | 19430530 | 05/30/1943 |
| Service | F | Air Force |
| Component | V | Reserve |
| Rank | 1LT | First Lieutenant |
| Grade and posthumous promotion | O2 | O2 |
| Service Occupation | ----- | Undefined Code |
| Actual Date of Casualty | 19690728 | 07/28/1969 |
| Actual Date of Death | 19690728 | 07/28/1969 |
| Tour Date | ------ | Invalid Date |
| Posthumous decoration | ||
| Casualty Type | C1 | Non-Hostile, Died of Other Causes |
| Reason | B | Air Loss, Crash - Land |
| Air no Air | 2 | Fixed Wing - Crew |
| Body Recovered | --- | Undefined Code |
| Date Body Recovered | ----- | Invalid Date |
| Country | VS | South Vietnam |
| Province | -- | Undefined Code |
| Casualty Location | ||
| Major command, eg division or brigade | SAC | SAC |
| Company/battery/troop or similar level unit | ||
| Battalion or similar level unit | ||
| Regiment, ROAD | ||
| Air Wing | 4133RD BOMB WING (P) | 4133RD BOMB WING (P) |
| Air Group | ||
| Squadron | 70TH BOMB WING (TDY) | 70TH BOMB WING (TDY) |
| Task Force | ||
| Task Group | ||
| Ship | ||
| Unparsed Unit | ||
| Home of Record City | COLUMBUS | COLUMBUS |
| Home of Record State Code | OH | Ohio |
| Notes | ||
| Panel | 20W | 20W |
| Line | 058 | 58 |
| Date: | Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:58:30 -0500 |
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| To: | POW Network <info@pownetwork.org> |
(name withheld)