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Re: Clyde East ( 15TRS )
Adriano Baumgartner,
Greetings. East lives quite close to me and usually attends our Aces, Pilots, and Crew Members booth at the annual Air Show in Camarillo. He is credited with 13 aerial victories and several unclaimed probables during WW2. He flew 300 tactical reconnaissance missions with the 9th AF. In Korea, he flew an additional 125 tactical recon missions in the RF-80 and RF-51. He mentions his surprise at being hit by ground fire far more often in Korea than in WW2.
Is there any additional info you would like? I talk to him fairly often but he is quite busy in the Ronald Reagan library.
Cordially, Art Fiedler
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