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Charles H Darling

Military

Assigned to 436FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 5 kills. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Awards: AM (10 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Major Henry Porter Plunk and a fellow airman of the 479th Fighter Group stand with Plunk's P-51 Mustang (9B-0, serial number 44-72516) nicknamed "Ambrosia".

436th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

The insignia of the 479th Fighter Group.

479th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

44-14280

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Bottleneck Dottie Mae
Unit: 479th Fighter Group 436th Fighter Squadron

44-14571

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Nicknames: Ellie May
Unit: 479th Fighter Group 436th Fighter Squadron

Places

Major Henry Porter Plunk and a fellow airman of the 479th Fighter Group stand with Plunk's P-51 Mustang (9B-0, serial number 44-72516) nicknamed "Ambrosia".

Wattisham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Malden, MA	11 June 1924	Son of Charles E Jr and Mary L Darling.
Enlisted	Springfield, MA	3 December 1942
Based	Wattisham	28 October 1944	Assigned to 436FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF.
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD)			Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Other Promotion	Wattisham, UK		Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Revisions

Date28 Nov 2018 10:47:12

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
https://www.fold3.com/record/83435850-charles-h-darling
https://www.fold3.com/image/166971691?terms=Charles%20H%20Darling
https://www.fold3.com/image/166971691?terms=Charles%20H%20Darling

Date27 Sep 2014 18:29:04

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list