Ken Leishman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ken Leishman

Canadian aviator

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1931

Place of Birth: Holland, Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1979

Profession: aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Kenneth Leishman (June 20, 1931 – December 14, 1979), also known as the Flying Bandit or the Gentleman Bandit was a Canadian criminal responsible for multiple robberies between 1957 and 1966.
Leishman was the mastermind behind the largest gold theft in Canadian history.
After being caught and arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Leishman managed to escape twice, before being caught and serving the remainder of his various sentences. In December 1979, while flying a mercy flight to Thunder Bay, Leishman's aircraft crashed about 40 miles (64 km) north of Thunder Bay.