Jose A Garcia

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media-21338.jpeg UPL 21338 Jose A Garcia, Pilot of B-17 42-29874 'El Conquistador'

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Object Number - UPL 21338 - Jose A Garcia, Pilot of B-17 42-29874 'El Conquistador'

12 August 1943 on mission to oil refinery in Germany, hit by flak after bombs away. B-17 #42-29874 'El Conquistador' fell behind and was attacked by fighters. With engines 3 & 4 knocked out, 1 crew member killed and 3 injured, plane landed wheels up at Leiston which was still under construction.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29874

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El Conquistador
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

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 a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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War time photo of Jose Abran Garcia, from files of Jose

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Jose Abran Garcia flew B-17 El Conquistador number 42-29874

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Jose Abran Garcia was generally called Joe.

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Photo shows that he was a Captain rather than a Lieutenant.

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Editing of biography summary by Robert (Buck) Monday

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 231

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