Lyle L Larson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-17 #42-39953 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

390th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-39953

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Dutch Cleaner aka Flying Coffin aka Yankee Doodle Dandy
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date
Died		29 May 1944
Born	Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Germany	29 May 1944

Event

Location

Date

Description

Died

29 May 1944

Born

Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany

29 May 1944

Revisions

Date15 Jan 2020 05:49:28

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability. Added the award mentioned in the "Summary biography" section.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:19:27

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5313 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database