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Edward A Klein | Major Edward A Klein Edward Klein joined the USAAF on 21st September 1941. As a bombardier he was posted to England, and became part of the 381st Bomb Group, based at Ridgewell, flying B-17s with the 534th Bomb Squadron. Ed Klein went on his first combat missions, to Germany, on 8th October, 1943, and the following day was under constant fighter attack for four and a half hours. On 31st October he went to Schweinfurt. On 6th March 1944 he flew on the first bombing of Berlin by American bombers. Finishing his 25 mission tour in March 1944 he had been Squadron Leader, and Group Leader. Ed Klein retired from the service in 1963. |
Items Signed by Major Edward A Klein |
  | Thunderheads Over Ridgewell by Robert Taylor. Price : £210.00 | In the early days of the USAAF daylight bombing campaign, before the arrival of long-range fighter escorts, rarely was a mission flown without Luftwaffe interception and the ever-present barrage of anti-aircraft fire. The Eighth Air Force crews liter...... | |
| | Thunderheads Over Ridgewell by Robert Taylor (AP) Price : £395.00 | In the early days of the USAAF daylight bombing campaign, before the arrival of long-range fighter escorts, rarely was a mission flown without Luftwaffe interception and the ever-present barrage of anti-aircraft fire. The Eighth Air Force crews liter...... | |
| | Thunderheads Over Ridgewell by Robert Taylor (B) Price : £275.00 | In the early days of the USAAF daylight bombing campaign, before the arrival of long-range fighter escorts, rarely was a mission flown without Luftwaffe interception and the ever-present barrage of anti-aircraft fire. The Eighth Air Force crews liter...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Major Edward A Klein |
   | P-51 Mustang and B-17 Flying Fortress Aviation Art Discount Print Pack. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £540 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Thunderheads Over Ridgewell by Robert Taylor. Berlin Bound by Anthony Saunders. Last One Home by Ivan Berryman. (F) Mustang Escort by Graeme Lothian. (C) | |
 | Flying Fortress Trade Discount Aviation Print Pack. Pack Price : £310.00 Saving : £465 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Thunderheads Over Ridgewell by Robert Taylor. Berlin Bound by Anthony Saunders. Safe Pastures by Mark Postlethwaite. Last One Home by Ivan Berryman. | |
    | Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £230.00 Saving : £410 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Thunderheads Over Ridgewell by Robert Taylor. The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. |
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