Charles C Griffith

Military

30 December 1943 on return from mission to IGF factory at Ludwigshaven. B-24 #41-29130 was already on the runway when it was hit by another A/C of the 401s 'Two Gun Flossie'. 10 RTD. A/C was repaired but was Missing in Action (MIA) 24 Feb 1944. Melby crew.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-29130

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

42-64436

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Two Gun Flossie
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Added an association to the A/C #41-29130 listed in the "Summary biography".

Added an association to the A/C 'Two Gun Flossie' listed in the "Summary biography".

 

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Updated his status from "Civilian" to "Military" since his listed "Role/Job" is "Pilot, Navigator, Co-Pilot, Bombardier/Togglier, Radio Operator, Gunner or Flight Engineer".

Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Birsic, Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 449 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia