Charles Franklin Bain
MilitaryAssigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2 x Ju88 destroyed. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Parow aerodrome, hit in engine by ground fire, headed out to sea, A/C P-51 'Kinky' 43-25033 abandoned and crashed into Baltic 25-Aug-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7945.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Kinky
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Peoria, IL, USA | 12 June 1942 | |
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Based |
Wittering | 15 April 1944 - 25 August 1944 | Assigned to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | 2 July 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 25 August 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Baled out |
Hiddensee, Germany | 25 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Parow aerodrome, hit in engine by ground fire, headed out to sea, A/C P-51 'Kinky' 43-25033 abandoned and crashed into Baltic 25-Aug-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7945. |
| Bloomington, Illinois | |||
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Born |
McLean County, IL, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7945 / MACR 7945, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list