James C Gardner

Military

Returning from operations 6 Feb 45 in A/C #43-38054 'Lil Edie', plane crash landed and exploded near AF Leiston. All crew members wounded.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38054

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lil edie

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added a connection to the A/C #43-38054 listed in the "Summary biography".

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