Charles W Coon
MilitaryB-26 41-34884 was involved in an accident on a training flight on 14 August 1943. Charles Coon is reported to have been seriously injured. He was Engineer/Gunner on board B-26 #42-107591 on the 322nd BG 8 July 1944 mission to targets in Northern France. The Marauder was hit by a German fighter, caught fire and exploded before crashing near Condé-Folie, 16km SE of Abbeville (Somme Department), France. 3 POW/4 Evaded (EVD), including Charles Coon.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A crew of a B-26 Marauder of the 322nd Bomb Group in the cockpit of the aircraft. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication [illegible] Nov 1943.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crew of PN:N 131441. MIA 13/8/44.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379979.jpg.webp?itok=h92P11Pb)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Gayle
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
22 December 1922 | Gastonia, North Carolina | |
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Other Bailed out |
8 July 1944 | of B-26 #42-107591 over Northern France | |
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Other Evaded capture |
8 July 1944 | with the help of French citizens and members of the Résistance. Liberated by US troops August 1944, he was back in England on 7 September 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1644. |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 232-3