Charles F Gillette
MilitaryT/O Deopham 28 Sept44 in B-17G #4231360, target Merseburg/Leuna chemical plant. Hit by flak in left wing and no. 2 engine. Crashlanded at Brussels Airfield, BE. All in crew of nine were RTD.
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed on 12/4/44 near Bitburg in B-17 'Mon Tete Rouge II' #4297069
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mon Tete Rouge II
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Recoe, Texas, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 4 December 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11050 / MACR 11050; Losses of the 8thAF, vol.4 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database