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Clyde B East
| Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East (deceased) Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on July 19, 1921, raised on a rural family farm. At 19, Clyde East traveled to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and enlisted into the Royal Canadian Air Force. Soon after, East was admitted to pilot training and completed his training in 1942. Clyde East went on active servcie to England, where he flew interdiction missions in the P-51A Mustang, attacking ground targets in France, Belgium, and Holland. He also searched for U-boats over the water. Clyde East flew P51 Mustangs with 414 Fighter / Reconnaissance Squadron RCAF in England, before transferring to the USAAF in January 1944. He joined the 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 2nd February flying F-6C Mustangs. On June 6, 1944, East participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy in the Mustang. It was during this mission that East and his wingman stumbled upon several FW-190s landing and promptly dispatched them with their .50 caliber machine guns, claiming the first aerial victories of the invasion. During one mission East claimed three aerial victories and, on another, was able to jump a German Messerschmitt 109 flying low. In late 1944, East fought against a German counteroffensive in what is now known as the Battle of the Bulge. Becoming a confirmed ace in March 1945, East would go on to claim a total of 13 aerial kills against the German Luftwaffe and flew over 200 combat missions with them during the war. He later served in Korea, flying 100 missions in RF-51s and RF-80s. After his return from Korea East was given command of several different tactical recon squadrons, one of which flew an additional 100 visual and photo missions over Cuba. He retired from the Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel in February 1965. Clyde East died on 30th July 2014 aged 93. |
Items Signed by Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East (deceased) |
| Clipped Signature - Clyde East. Price : £45.00 | American Clyde East joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and went on active service to England in 1942, flying the P-51 Mustang. Transferring to the USAAF in 1944, he racked up 13 victories against the Luftwaffe in over 200 missions. He stayed with...... | |
| Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. Price : £215.00 | Though some 1400 of Germanys remarkable Me262 jet aircraft were built, fewer than 300 ever saw action during its short 10 month combat career, the 550 mph fighter-bomber arriving in service too late to make any impression on the course of the war. ...... | |
| Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | Though some 1400 of Germanys remarkable Me262 jet aircraft were built, fewer than 300 ever saw action during its short 10 month combat career, the 550 mph fighter-bomber arriving in service too late to make any impression on the course of the war. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £295.00 | Though some 1400 of Germanys remarkable Me262 jet aircraft were built, fewer than 300 ever saw action during its short 10 month combat career, the 550 mph fighter-bomber arriving in service too late to make any impression on the course of the war. ...... | |
| Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | Though some 1400 of Germanys remarkable Me262 jet aircraft were built, fewer than 300 ever saw action during its short 10 month combat career, the 550 mph fighter-bomber arriving in service too late to make any impression on the course of the war. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | Though some 1400 of Germanys remarkable Me262 jet aircraft were built, fewer than 300 ever saw action during its short 10 month combat career, the 550 mph fighter-bomber arriving in service too late to make any impression on the course of the war. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. (E) SOLD OUT | Though some 1400 of Germanys remarkable Me262 jet aircraft were built, fewer than 300 ever saw action during its short 10 month combat career, the 550 mph fighter-bomber arriving in service too late to make any impression on the course of the war. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Clash of Eagles by Anthony Saunders. Price : £110.00 | P-51 Mustangs of the 20th Fighter Group, flying out of Kings Cliffe to engage Me109s from JG77 in a furiously contested dogfight. Below them a formation of B-17s from the 379th Bomb Group fly through the chaos, doggedly maintaining their cours...... | |
| Clash of Eagles by Anthony Saunders. (AP) Price : £140.00 | P-51 Mustangs of the 20th Fighter Group, flying out of Kings Cliffe to engage Me109s from JG77 in a furiously contested dogfight. Below them a formation of B-17s from the 379th Bomb Group fly through the chaos, doggedly maintaining their cours...... | |
| Clash of Eagles by Anthony Saunders. (B) Price : £300.00 | P-51 Mustangs of the 20th Fighter Group, flying out of Kings Cliffe to engage Me109s from JG77 in a furiously contested dogfight. Below them a formation of B-17s from the 379th Bomb Group fly through the chaos, doggedly maintaining their cours...... |
| Opening Sky by Robert Taylor. Price : £125.00 | With the morning sun glinting on their fuselages, P-51 Mustangs of the 78th Fighter Group cross the Dutch coastline far below, as they head back towards their base at Duxford, England at the end of a long sweep east of the Rhine crossing, Spring 194...... | |
| Opening Sky by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £450.00 | With the morning sun glinting on their fuselages, P-51 Mustangs of the 78th Fighter Group cross the Dutch coastline far below, as they head back towards their base at Duxford, England at the end of a long sweep east of the Rhine crossing, Spring 194...... | |
| Opening Sky by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | With the morning sun glinting on their fuselages, P-51 Mustangs of the 78th Fighter Group cross the Dutch coastline far below, as they head back towards their base at Duxford, England at the end of a long sweep east of the Rhine crossing, Spring 194...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Top Cover by Gerald Coulson. Price : £130.00 | Big Brothers and Little Friends : the enduring bond between the bomber crews and fighter pilots of the USAAF Eighth Air Force in their prolonged and hotly contested air war against Hitlers Nazi Germany, 1942-1945. ...... | |
| Top Cover by Gerald Coulson (AP) Price : £290.00 | Big Brothers and Little Friends : the enduring bond between the bomber crews and fighter pilots of the USAAF Eighth Air Force in their prolonged and hotly contested air war against Hitlers Nazi Germany, 1942-1945. ...... |
| Top Cover by Gerald Coulson (B) Price : £275.00 | Big Brothers and Little Friends : the enduring bond between the bomber crews and fighter pilots of the USAAF Eighth Air Force in their prolonged and hotly contested air war against Hitlers Nazi Germany, 1942-1945. ...... | |
| Top Cover by Gerald Coulson (C) Price : £410.00 | Big Brothers and Little Friends : the enduring bond between the bomber crews and fighter pilots of the USAAF Eighth Air Force in their prolonged and hotly contested air war against Hitlers Nazi Germany, 1942-1945. ...... | |
| Top Cover by Gerald Coulson (D) SOLD OUT | Big Brothers and Little Friends : the enduring bond between the bomber crews and fighter pilots of the USAAF Eighth Air Force in their prolonged and hotly contested air war against Hitlers Nazi Germany, 1942-1945. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Top Cover by Gerald Coulson. (XX) Price : £115.00 | Big Brothers and Little Friends : the enduring bond between the bomber crews and fighter pilots of the USAAF Eighth Air Force in their prolonged and hotly contested air war against Hitlers Nazi Germany, 1942-1945. ...... | |
| Dual Victory by Richard Taylor. Price : £95.00 | A spectacular dogfight over Eisenach on 24 March 1945 when the doughty Clyde East, returning from a recce over Schweinfurt and with photos already in the can, takes on a group of six Me109s. Flying his legendary Lil Margaret, having already dispatch...... |
| Dual Victory by Richard Taylor. (AP) Price : £150.00 | A spectacular dogfight over Eisenach on 24 March 1945 when the doughty Clyde East, returning from a recce over Schweinfurt and with photos already in the can, takes on a group of six Me109s. Flying his legendary Lil Margaret, having already dispatch...... | |
| Dual Victory by Richard Taylor. (B) Price : £120.00 | A spectacular dogfight over Eisenach on 24 March 1945 when the doughty Clyde East, returning from a recce over Schweinfurt and with photos already in the can, takes on a group of six Me109s. Flying his legendary Lil Margaret, having already dispatch...... | |
| P-51 Mustang by Nicolas Trudgian. (APB) Price : £60.00 | Part of a small print series of six American WW2 aircraft, signed by some of the great American pilots, some no longer with us. Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the last remaining stocks of this aviation series. ...... | |
| P-51 Mustang by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £60.00 | Part of a small print series of six American WW2 aircraft, signed by some of the great American pilots, some no longer with us. Cranston Fine Arts have purchased the last remaining stocks of this aviation series....... | |
Wounded Warrior by Richard Taylor. (AP) Price : £155.00 | Like many other missions they had undertaken in the summer of 1944, this one had been particularly cold, tough and dangerous for pilot Harry Seip and the crew of B17G Silver Meteor. The First Lieutenant and his men had set out on that mornin...... |
Wounded Warrior by Richard Taylor. (B) Price : £130.00 | Like many other missions they had undertaken in the summer of 1944, this one had been particularly cold, tough and dangerous for pilot Harry Seip and the crew of B17G Silver Meteor. The First Lieutenant and his men had set out on that mornin...... | ||
Wounded Warrior by Richard Taylor. (C) Price : £1065.00 | Like many other missions they had undertaken in the summer of 1944, this one had been particularly cold, tough and dangerous for pilot Harry Seip and the crew of B17G Silver Meteor. The First Lieutenant and his men had set out on that mornin...... | ||
| The Eagles Divide by Robert Taylor. (C) Price : £200.00 | P-51 Mustangs of the 357th Fighter Group clash with Me109s in close combat as they struggle for air superiority over the heart of Germany, during the desperate days of 1945. It had begun - the end game was inexorably in play. The final defeat of G...... | |
| The Eagles Divide by Robert Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | P-51 Mustangs of the 357th Fighter Group clash with Me109s in close combat as they struggle for air superiority over the heart of Germany, during the desperate days of 1945. It had begun - the end game was inexorably in play. The final defeat of G...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| The Eagles Divide by Robert Taylor. (E) SOLD OUT | P-51 Mustangs of the 357th Fighter Group clash with Me109s in close combat as they struggle for air superiority over the heart of Germany, during the desperate days of 1945. It had begun - the end game was inexorably in play. The final defeat of G...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. Price : £210.00 | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | |
| Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. (AP) Price : £375.00 | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | |
Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | NOT AVAILABLE | |
Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | NOT AVAILABLE | |
Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. (RM) SOLD OUT | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. (RMB) SOLD OUT | Dominating the skies over Germany, P-51s of the 4th Fighter Group - The Eagles - sweep across the cloud tops, their pilots scanning the distant horizon for any signs of the Luftwaffe. They are ready for trouble should the enemy decide to chance the...... | NOT AVAILABLE | |
| Looking for Trouble by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | When Hitler invaded Poland the British found themselves at war - and isolated. Desperate for new fighters and with production at full capacity they turned to the US aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation who were convinced they had the answe...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Eagles Over the Rhine by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | P-51 Mustangs of the 353rd Fighter Group make a low-level run over towns and villages along the Rhine....... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East (deceased) |
| Me262 Jet Fighter Print Pack. Pack Price : £850.00 Saving : £660 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : In Defense of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. Defenders of the Reich by Graeme Lothian. (B) | |
| Me262 Defence of the Reich Print Pack. Pack Price : £700.00 Saving : £570 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : In Defense of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. End Game by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) Defenders of the Reich by Graeme Lothian. (B) | |
| Mustang Aviation Art Prints. Pack Price : £295.00 Saving : £215 | Aviation print pack - includes free Anthony Saunders prints. ...... Titles in this pack : Opening Sky by Robert Taylor. Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | |
| Mustang Aviation Art Print Pack. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £170 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Ace of Diamonds by Nicolas Trudgian. Eagles on the Rampage by Robert Taylor. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | |
| P-51 Mustang Aviation Art Prints. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £145 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Ace of Diamonds by Nicolas Trudgian. Dual Victory by Richard Taylor. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. |
| Luftwaffe Me262 Jet Aviation Art Prints. Pack Price : £590.00 Saving : £295 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : In Defense of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. Messerschmitt Me262B-1a/U1 by Ivan Berryman. | |
Two WW2 American Aviation Prints by Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £190.00 Saving : £105 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Clash of Eagles by Anthony Saunders. A Welcome Return by Anthony Saunders. | ||
Two USAAF Artist Proof Edition Prints by Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £270.00 Saving : £65 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Clash of Eagles by Anthony Saunders. (AP) A Welcome Return by Anthony Saunders. (AP) | ||
Two Remarque Edition prints of American WW2 Aircraft by Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £580.00 Saving : £20 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Clash of Eagles by Anthony Saunders. (B) A Welcome Return by Anthony Saunders. (B) | ||
Rare Me262 Jet Prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £210 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. Defenders of the Reich by Graeme Lothian. (B) |
Me262 Aviation Print Pack by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £260.00 Saving : £135 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor. Alpine Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian. (F) | ||
US P51 Mustang Aviation Prints by Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £105.00 Saving : £95 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Clash of Eagles by Anthony Saunders. Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. | ||
WW2 US Aircraft Prints by Anthony Saunders. Pack Price : £100.00 Saving : £100 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Clash of Eagles by Anthony Saunders. Berlin Bound by Anthony Saunders. | ||
P51 Mustang US Fighter Aviation Prints by Gerald Coulson and DAvid Pentland. Pack Price : £195.00 Saving : £85 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Top Cover by Gerald Coulson. Dove of Peace by David Pentland. | ||
Pilot Signed P51 Mustang Art Prints by Gerald Coulson and David Pentland. Pack Price : £220.00 Saving : £110 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Top Cover by Gerald Coulson. Dove of Peace by David Pentland. (D) |
Mustang Aces Signed Aviation Prints by Gerald Coulson and Graeme Lothian. Pack Price : £240.00 Saving : £110 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Top Cover by Gerald Coulson. Mustang Escort by Graeme Lothian. (C) | ||
Mustang P-51 Aviation Art by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £160.00 Saving : £170 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Opening Sky by Robert Taylor. Eagles of the Eighth by Nicolas Trudgian. | ||
Clyde East Mustang Print and Pilot Signature Pack. Pack Price : £90.00 Saving : £60 | ...... Titles in this pack : Tribute to Clyde East by Ivan Berryman. (B) Clipped Signature - Clyde East. | ||
Clyde East Clipped Signature and Aviation Print Pack. Pack Price : £125.00 Saving : £71 | ...... Titles in this pack : Tribute to Clyde East by Ivan Berryman. (APB) Clipped Signature - Clyde East. | ||
Clyde East Mustang Pilot Aviation Print and Signature Pack. Pack Price : £130.00 Saving : £45 | ...... Titles in this pack : Tribute to Clyde East by Ivan Berryman. (C) Clipped Signature - Clyde East. |
Squadrons for : Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East (deceased) | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : US Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron | 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : Canada Founded : 12th August 1941 Fate : Disbanded 7th August 1945 Imperial Totis viribus - With all our might | No.414 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. |
Aircraft for : Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East (deceased) | |||
A list of all aircraft associated with Lieutenant Colonel Clyde B East (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
Squadron | Info | ||
Manufacturer : North American | Mustang The ubiquitous North American P-51 Mustang, which many consider to be the best all-around fighter of WW II, owes its origins to the British Air Ministry. Following Britains entry into WW II in 1939, the RAF was interested in purchasing additional fighter aircraft from American sources, particularly the Curtiss P-40. Curtiss, which was busy, was unable to guarantee timely delivery so the British approached North American Aviation as a possible second source for the P-40. North American chose to propose its own fighter design which would use the same Allison engine as the P-40. Utilizing new laminar flow wings, the North American fighter was expected to have performance better than the P-40. Developed in record time the new aircraft was designated as a Mustang I by the Brits, whereas the USAAF ordered two for evaluation which were designated XP-51 Apaches. Intrigued with the possibility of using this aircraft also as a dive bomber, North American proposed this to the USAAF which decided to order 500 of the P-51 aircraft to be modified for dive bombing use. Designated as the A-36 Invader, this version of the Mustang utilized dive flaps, and bomb racks under each wing. Some reinforcing of the structural members was also required because of the G-forces to be encountered in dive bombing. A-36s entered combat service with the USAAF prior to any P-51s. In early 1943 the 86th and 27th Fighter Bomber Groups of the 12th Air Force began flying A-36s out of Northern Africa. Despite some early problems with instability caused by the dive flaps, the A-36 was effective in light bombing and strafing roles. It was not, however, capable of dog fighting with German fighters, especially at higher altitudes. Despite these drawbacks one USAAF pilot, Captain Michael T. Russo, who served with the 16th Bomb Squadron of the 27th Fighter Bomber Group, was credited with five confirmed aerial victories in the A-36, thereby becoming the first mustang ace. | ||
Manufacturer : Lockheed | Shooting Star (P-80), (RF-80), (T-33) |
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