Harold W Burdekin

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Harold W. Burdekin Records

Object Number - UPL 21070 - Captain Harold W. Burdekin

An aviation cadet in 1942 Burdekin was first assigned to Instructor School at Maxwell Field Alabama. He later formed up with his B-24 crew and was to fly on 33 combat missions with them; 10 as lead crew. He afterwards was briefly an airline pilot then for many years with General Electric etc. retiring in 1982.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-2056366
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron 484th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-668847
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Miss Dede Bee
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: 255 6x p-
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: 493
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: So round, so firm, so fully packed 6x w
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
A shark mouth B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40101, "War Weary") nicknamed "Tubarao" of the 491st Bomb Group, used as a flight assembly ship. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: 'Tubarao, 491 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tubarao
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Ringmasters Fall 2001

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Harold W. Burdekin & 491st.org

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Aircraft Flown by the Burdekin Crew from Harold W. Burdekin Records & Allan Blue

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Harold W. Burdekin Records

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Harold W. Burdekin Records

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From the records of Harold W. Burdekin

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Information taken from the Files of Harold W. Burdekin

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history

Harold W Burdekin: Gallery (10 items)