Lyles Wilson Densmore

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-14222.jpeg UPL 14222 Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk

Photo taken 15 September 2012, Gary Atkins
http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.co.uk/

Object Number - UPL 14222 - Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk

One of two, 2010th EAFFP firefighters who were killed while engaged in firefighting and rescue operations when two Liberators, which had collided in mid-air crashed when to the ground 4 miles east of Halesworth Airbase, England.

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Arizona Rambler
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

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Died

29 March 1944 Killed on 29 March 1944, when two B24s collided over Henham, a few miles from Halesworth airfield. 9 Crew of the 41-110033 died, and 7 of the 41-28590. During the rescue operations the bomb load of one of the Liberators exploded, killing 6 men from Halesworth.

Born

South Carolina, USA

Enlisted

Alabama, USA

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Fire Trucks At War: http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/
Army Firefighting website: http://www.armyfirefighting.com

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ancestry.com: enlistment records

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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 Vol 3 pg 641

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