Lyle E Nord

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-55412.jpeg UPL 55412 Crew of Just A Snappin on the Bremen Mission.
Standing from left : William McClelland, Harry H. Crosby, Charles A. Via, Jr., Everett E. Blakely, James R. Douglas.
Kneeling : Lester W. Saunders, Monroe R. Thornton, Edward S. Yevich, Lyle E Nord, and Edmund G Forkner

From the Blakely Collection

Object Number - UPL 55412 - Crew of Just A Snappin on the Bremen Mission. Standing from left : William McClelland, Harry H. Crosby, Charles A. Via, Jr., Everett E. Blakely,...

WIA. B-17F #42-3393 'Just-A-Snappin'. On mission to Bremen on 8 Oct 1943 A/C severely damaged by flak and enemy fighters. A/C returned to base alone and crashed near Ludham.



Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 #42-107011. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shining Hour
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Just-A-Snappin'
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

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Died

29 May 1944

Born

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Killed in Action (KIA)

29 May 1944

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Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.

Added S/N per info on the 100th BG website.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-3393 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a connection to the 100th BG - see pg. 186 in the book"Flying Fortress" by Edward Jablonski.

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5237 / MACR 5237, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p. 314 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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