Richard W Lindahl

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-47899.jpeg UPL 47899 The Richard Lindahl crew. Robert A McCauley is 4th from the left and Richard Lindahl is center.

This my father's crew.

Object Number - UPL 47899 - The Richard Lindahl crew. Robert A McCauley is 4th from the left and Richard Lindahl is center.

Missing in Action (as a drone pilot) on a mission to Heligoland, Germany, with pilot Lt Richard Lindahl killed by static line incorrectly attached bailing out & Lt D. Salles on 11 September 1944.Killed in Action.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Adventure
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 96th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30180) nicknamed "Black Hawk".
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Hawk : Guzzlers
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 388th Bomb Group

Events

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Killed in action

11 September 1944

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Military records

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My father was the source

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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