Don DeLisle

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

RTD Damaged by flak and ditched in the North Sea on 7/16/44 in The Liberty Belle B-17 #4231610



'On the night of 24th October, 1944, a B-17G of 322nd Sqn crashed near our village in Hertfordshire, England. The pilot was Lt. Don DeLisle and his ship was 43-38398. He ordered the crew to bale out and they landed safely, although the engineer, T/Sgt. John D. Carlisle, suffered a broken leg. Lt. DeLisle was the last to leave, but his 'chute failed to open and he was killed.'

Ray Smith of Berkhampstead

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31610

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Belle
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

43-38398

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Littell, WA 98532, USA 31 October 1912

Died

Cow Roast, Berkhamsted HP4, UK 24 October 1944

Buried

Centralia, WA, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

http://91stbombgroup.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/looking-for-information-abo…

http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-24/styled-27/styled-2…

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR no #