While serving as Co-Pilot of B-26B-15 MA 41-34971 "Pay Off" the aircraft was attacked by a German fighter and crashed one mile northeast of Brionne near Rouen, France August 22, 1943. He was able to bail out of the stricken aircraft and avoid capture returing to England on 6-Feb-44. (Ref. Escape and Evasion Report 389 at media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-389.pdf.)

386th BG was part of the 8th AF from July-October 1943. Lindsay was the last and fourth to bail out of the B-26 before it blew up into three large pieces. Landing in an old bean field, he hid his parachute in a pile of vines and hid in the nearby woods. He was quickly located by a young French boy who advised him to stay put as the Germans were looking for him. Lindsay did as he was told (Lindsay spoke some French, having taken it as the University of Maine) and relocated under another bush. The same boy returned and ultimately connected him up with a family in Èvreux, France to recover from his burns. Lindsay was now within the control of the French Underground. After recovering from his wounds, he traveled to Paris, Quimper, and other localities until he was able to walk over the Pyrenees to Spain and freedom. See the full story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/flindsaag.html