Charles F Buckingham
Military ROLL OF HONOUROn 28 Jan 1944 on landing from an operational mission, B-24H #41-29147 'Sad Sack' landed short of the runway and crashed into a bank along a road. RTD.
Forced to ditch in the North Sea after being hit by flak and/or fighters on the return from an aborted mission to Genshagen on 6 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100288 'Maj. Hoople'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
6 March 1944 | ||
Born |
Ukiah, California, USA | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Added S/N per MACR 2966 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/37105444
Added an association to the A/C #41-29147 listed in the "Summary biography".
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “crashed” was misspelled.
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2966 / MACR 2966, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 68 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database