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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.


January 24th marked quite a day for my father, Lt. Ernest Anders Erickson of the 95th Bomb Group and the 334th Squadron. He and crew touched down in England on January 24th, 1944 arriving from a stop-over in Prestwick in South Ayrshire on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland. Same airfield that in 1960 Elvis Presley first arrived in England when his Army transport stopped en route from Germany.

Ernest was off in February to the Royal Air Force Station Stoney Cross and the Station code referred to as"SS." The crew would stay at Stoney Cross till late in February and then be off to Royal Air Force Alconbury.

The departed from Alconbury after a short stay heading to their permanent assignment at Horham Airfield (Station 119), where they would complete 35 missions.

Ernest's final mission was on August 26th 1944 over Brest, France.

Lt. Ernest Anders Erickson's Full 35 Missions List

Ernest had put in a transfer in August of 1944 to fly the B-29 Super Fortress after he completed his duties at Horham. While he awaited that he flew repaired and new ships sent to England to prepare them for combat flying.

In mid September Ernest received orders he would be heading back to the states for assignment and he looked forward first to a visit to his family in Bismarck.



Clara Amelia (Nelson) & Lt. Ernest Anders Erickson's 1943 Reunion in Bismarck


The first stop-over after leaving England was in Iceland. He wrote this letter from the British Royal Air Force Airfield in Reykjavik to his parents and 4 year old sister Dian (Dinny).


Lt. Ernest Anders Erickson
British Royal Air Force Airfield in Reykjavik, Iceland

Dear Folks & Dinny,     September 21, 1944 - Iceland

Just a line or two to let you know that I'm okay.
I imagine that I'll be home by the time this arrives.

It's pretty rocky and barren up here. It'll probbaly
get quite cold late tonight, as it is quite chilly already.

Say hello to Dian and the folks.

Lots of love,
Ernie


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