Edward C Erker

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-13045.jpeg UPL 13045 Memorial to air crash victims, All Saints Church Carleton Rode, Norfolk.

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Object Number - UPL 13045 - Memorial to air crash victims, All Saints Church Carleton Rode, Norfolk.

Killed when his aircraft crashed and burned on return from Magdeburg at Bury's Hall Farm, Carleton Rode, 100 yards from the runway, in full view of all those who daily came to "sweat them in", following a mid-air collision with 42-95102, Spirit of Notre Dame.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Worry Bird
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

Related videos and documents

  • Media Type: Video
  • Collection Name: Rob Edwards collection
  • Object Number: UPL 29770
  • Description: Video and photographs of four memorials in Eastern England to seven lost planes.

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Carleton Rode, Norfolk UK 9 February 1945

Born

Buried/ Commemorated

Norwood, MA, USA Highland Cemetery Norwood Norfolk County Massachusetts USA

Revisions

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MACR 8911
The Liberator Men of Old Buc, Andrew S Low Jr.
Find A Grave Memorial# 119878395

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc

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