Charles Gumm
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot-1055 single engine | 354th Fighter Group
Flight leader 355th FS 354th FG. First Merlin Mustang ace.
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Charles Gumm Memorial Bench, Nayland
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In memory of Charles F. Gumm of Spokane Washington, USA Whose airplane crashed in this parish March 1st 1944 on service in the 9th American Army Air Force.
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Memorial mentioning Charles F Gumm in St James Church, Nayland: "And also of Charles Gumm Jr. USAAF who lost his life in avoiding damage to the village 1944"
Detailed history
Bench remembering Charles F Gumm, KIA in when his P51 crashed in Nayland on 1 March 1944.
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44-12165 'My Toni'
P-51 Mustang
Crashed on take off, engine failure, 1/4 mile SW Nayland, pilot Charles F Gumm Jr KIA. 1st Mar 44, Pilot elected to stay with A/C for forced landing rather than bail to save civilian lives in Nayland. A/C struck tree and ejected pilot.
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 02 April 2015 17:26:29 | usxpat | Created entry with name, latitude, longitude, history, person associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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http://www.naylandandwiston.net/History/CharlesGumm/GummIndex.php |
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