Lyman E Ela Jr

Military

B-17G #42-97553 on a ferry flight from Gander, Newfoundland to Prestwick, Scotland on 20 Feb 1944, with one engine out, ran out of gas and crashed in Fontrel Bay, Co Donegal, Eire. RTD.

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Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Mighty in Flight Daily Diary of theEight Air Forces Hell's Angels, Roster