Lyle G Colby
MilitaryShot down 17 May 1943 in B-17 #4229745. Returned to base.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pappys Hellions II
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Other Returned (RTD) |
English Channel | 17 May 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15545 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database