Training

This postcard is taped inside Eaton's Pilot Log Book.

But before combat there was training. Eaton started learning to fly while still in college. Then he was stationed at:

Pine Bluff, Arkansas
San Angelo, Texas
Ellington Field, Texas
Midland, Texas
Mac Dill Field, Tampa Florida
Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lt. Cy Eaton

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Official Photo of Cy Eaton at Ellington Field, Texas.

The Bomb Boogie Crew

The Crew of The Bomb Boogie


This photo must be a trainer and not the plane that Lt. Cy Eaton ferried to Boxted, near Colchester, England. He piloted the Bomb Boogie on Diversion Mission Number 3 and was scheduled to pilot it in combat. You can see mission formations here. But things don't always work out like you plan, as we shall see.

Chester Klier who flew with the 386th and later became the historian for the 386th cannot be praised enough for documenting these heroes.