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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"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.

44-40122

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: By the numbers 6x b-

44-40172

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Grease Ball
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron

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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

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