Charles E Atkinson
MilitaryCharles Atkinson was Engineer/Gunner on board B-17 #42-39782 on the 8 February mission to Frankfurt, Germany. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Roye, France. Atkinson landed near Noyon, France and evaded capture with the help of French citizens and members of the Résistance. After landing near Noyon, France, he travelled to the South of the country and crossed into Spain, reaching Gibraltar. Flown from there, he was back in England on 15 May 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 651.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12011093 at enlistment, then O-688731
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15339963
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31084894
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681986
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13145816
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
4 January 1923 | ||
Other Bailed out |
8 February 1944 | of B-17 #42-39782 over Roye, France | |
Other Evaded capture (EVD) |
8 February 1944 - 15 May 1944 | Helped by French citizens and members of the Résistance. Back in the UK on 15 May 1944. | |
Died |
11 March 1993 | Grove City, Ohio | |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2880, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; 379th Bomb Group Anthology page 296