43-38157

Delivered Cheyenne 1/7/44; Kearney 12/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 21/7/44; battle damaged Cologne 10/1/45 with ?; force landed continent, 3KIA; Salvaged 28/1/45. Missing Air Crew Report 11548.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Charles I Thompson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-829587
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

France 10 January 1945

Revisions

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11548 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database