Clifford G Eastburn

Military

Assigned May 1944. On 29 July 1944: Lt Lyle's plane crashed just short of the base. Three crewmen were killed and another was seriously wounded. Radio man C. D. Terry recalled, "about 4-5 minutes before the release line our formation encoun

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97978

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gin Rickey
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Combat Chronology; Snetterton Falcons, pg 151, 178 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia