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Show Cedar JouthJIas Narrow Escape On Bombing Mission First Lieutenant Richard (Dick) Leigh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Webster Web-ster Leigh, is rejwrted to have miraculously escaped Injury while on a bombing mission over Augsburg, Augs-burg, Germany, early in Marcli. In the mission over Augsburg, the allied planes were under constant attack by enemy fighters. Lt. Leigh's plane was Mt several times, a cylinder cyl-inder was blown off the No. 1 engine, en-gine, numerous holes were in both wings, through the bomb bay, In the stabilizer, the eliminators and the vertical fin, and when he brought lt down on his home field, he discovered the left the had been shot flat. In spite of the damage to the plane which put lt out of the Unlit for at least two weeks, Lt. T ..I ,-T. j i u-ign and hla entire crew came through unharmed. When last heard from, Lt. Ulgh had successful completed 19 missions mis-sions over enemy territory, Including Includ-ing raids on Krunswlrk and other important targets. He was also In the raid owr lVrlln from which another Cedar City youth, Lt. rYiuu'Ls w. Betensen, was reported mLssing. I.t. Leigh, pilot of a heavy bomber. I the holder of the Air Medal and two Oul: Ieaf Clusters, and has built u; an rnviablo reputation repu-tation ius a .skillful p lot. |
