Charles E Jennings
Military ROLL OF HONOURKIA Crashed at Hugena in B-17 Chatterbox #42102502. A/C peeled out of formation in flames and began to lose altitude. Then in a quick succession, the left wing broke off and the plane blew up. Only two men escaped: Ball turret gunner Ed Whitelaw and Tail gunner Gene Weiss.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chatterbox
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
25 August 1944 | ||
Buried |
Plot A Row 44 Grave 3 | ||
Other Entered service from |
Virginia, USA | Exact date not yet known |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8283 / MACR 8283; Snetterton Falcons, pg 179, 184, 187 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database