Lt. Edward C. Jordan - The War Years
Pilot, 603rd Squadron
by Dave Jordan
Ed Jordan was a co-pilot and pilot in the 398th Bomb Group during World War II. This is his story during those years.
- Introduction
- Army Air Forces Flight Training
- Rapid City to Nuthampstead
- The Missions
- Lt. Edward Jordan's Missions List
- Lt. Edward Jordan's Combat Tour
- Jordan's Missions and Full Crew Listing- downloadable pdf table of all 28 Lt. E.C. Jordan combat missions from 9 May to 3 September 1944. Lt. Jordan flew with a variety of pilots and later had his own crew. Compiled by Dave Jordan. Prints best on legal size paper.
- Ed Jordan's Form 5's for Nuthampstead (5.1 Meg pdf)
- 2nd Lt. Charles J. Mellis, Jr.'s Diary for August 6, 1944 contains information about Lt. Jordan as pilot with Lt. Mellis on 6 August 1944.
- Chaper XIV. The First Combat Bombing Mission - Bretteville Le Rabet, France, August 8, 1944 by Bill Frankhouser - contains information about Lt. Jordan as pilot with Lt. Frankhouser on 8 August 1944.
- Nuthampstead Recollections
- Letters
- Rest and Relaxation (R&R)
- Promotions, Awards and Decorations
- Return to the States
- Epilogue
- Photos
- Lt. Ed Jordan Pre-Flight Training Photos - Spring 1943
- Lt. Ed Jordan's Primary Training Photos - Summer 1943
- Lt. Ed Jordan's Basic Training Photos - Aug to Nov 1943
- Lt. Ed Jordan's Advanced Training Photos - Nov '43 to Jan '44
- B-17s over Rapid City - Early 1944
- Hopkins' Crew Portraits in Rapid City - about March 1944
- Hopkins' Crew with the Bugler - 603rd Squadron - about March 1944
- Relaxing in Rapid City - Early 1944
- Nuthampstead Mascots - Summer 1944
- Hopkins' Crew - 603rd Squadron - 28 May 1944
- Lt. Ed Jordan and B-17s at Nuthampstead - Summer 1944
- 603rd Jordan, Moore, and Wagner by B-17 - May 1944
- Jordan's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 16 August 1944
- Lt. Jordan's WWII Aviator Service Caps and Gear
- Timeless Voices Interview
- Form 5's
- Ed Jordan's Form 5's for PT-19A Primary Training in Fort Stockton, Texas
- Ed Jordan's Form 5's for BT-13A Basic Training in San Angelo, Texas
- Ed Jordan's Form 5's for AT-17 Advanced Training in Lubbock, Texas
- Ed Jordan's Form 5's for B-17 Training in Rapid City (3.1 Meg pdf)
- Ed Jordan's Form 5's for Rapid City to Nuthampstead (3.1 Meg pdf)
- Ed Jordan's Form 5's for Nuthampstead (5.1 Meg pdf)
- Input or Comments: 398th Group Historian