m a r k e r i c k s o n p a i n t i n g s Lt. Ernest Anders Erickson Air Corps 1942 - 1945
Click to view Lt. Ernest Anders Erickson's complete thirty five mission list and twelve B-17 Flying Fortresses flown between March 27th thru August 26th, 1944 out of Horham Airfield, England.
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Below find one of Lt. Ernest Anders Erickson's Air Corps Uniforms along with his Cap & Shirt. My father was in the Air Corps from 1942 to 1945 and served with the 95th Bomb Group out of Horham Airfield in England from February through October 1944. Also below is a photograph of Ernest Anders receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944 from Colonel Karl Truesdell Jr. of the 8th Air Force. Ernest flew thirty five missions and piloted twelve B-17s during his eight months flying combat out of Horham with the 334th Squadron. Here is a list of the twelve ships with their names and numbers: Lili of the Lamplight (44-6085) * Taint A Bird II (230342) * Fireball Red (231876) Able Mable (231920) * Mirandy (231992) * Gen'ril Oop & Lili Brat (231993) To Hell Or Glory (238123) * Ten Aces (238178) * Smilin' Sandy Sanchez (297290) Paisano (2102450) * Stand By / Goin' My Way (21072014) The Doodle Bug / What’s Cookin? (2107047) * To Hell Or Glory (238123) |
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