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040674 - LENNY: A DEBDEN EAGLE (World War Two Series) - Buy Now for 17% discount

By Cees Steigjer

On November 20, 1944, 1st Lt Leonard Werner was killed in a tragic collision.  His P-51D Mustang disappeared into the IJsselmeer and was not recovered until 1970.  Lenny Werner remained Missing in Action ever since.

This book tells the fascinating and thrilling story of Leonard R. “Lenny” Werner, who was assigned to the USAAF’s famed 4th Fighter Group in England in June 1944. It operated North American P-51 Mustangs to fight the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany. Born in the Bronx, Lenny learned to fly at Flushing New York City Airport and became a gifted fighter pilot, flying the P-40 Warhawk, P-47 Thunderbolt and A-36 Apache during his training. At RAF Debden he was assigned to the 334th Fighter Squadron. He scored two victories over the Luftwaffe. He flew his last combat mission on November 20, 1944. Leonard R. Werner crashed into the lake IJsselmeer in the Netherlands and was listed as missing in action.