Ben Leitzel (second from left), father of Capt. Erik Leitzel, a pilot assigned to the 393rd Bomb Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, poses for a photo with his crew before a mission in 1999. The retired colonel flew 16 B-1 combat sorties During Operation Allied Force out of Royal Air Fore Fairford, where his own son would later serve. Erik Leitzel continued his family's aviator legacy when he became a third-generation bomber pilot, flying the B-2 Spirit, the U.S. Air Force's premier stealth bomber. (Courtesy photo)
| Date Taken: | 08.30.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 09.20.2019 08:33 |
| Photo ID: | 5767925 |
| VIRIN: | 190830-F-F3340-1002 |
| Resolution: | 548x768 |
| Size: | 93.64 KB |
| Location: | FAIRFORD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GB |
| Hometown: | DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
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