Vincent P Hyland

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-14526.jpeg UPL 14526 Diehl Crew, "Lassie Come Home"

Object Number - UPL 14526 - Diehl Crew, "Lassie Come Home"

Died in the crash of B-24 #44-40283, “Lassie Come Home”.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40283) nicknamed "Lassie Come Home" of the 458th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '44-40283- Lassie Come Home- Tracy Pilot.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Spynke Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR3 2SE, UK 14 January 1944

Buried

Plot B Row 1 Grave 54

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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American Battle Monuments Commission
http://www.458bg.com/crewdiehl.htm

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Combat Sup & Page 277of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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