Chester R Carlstrum
Military
UPL 62644
UPL 62644
Chester R Carlstrom
458th Bomb Group Facebook Page
Killed in Action (KIA). AC 42-95183 'Briney Marlin' Forming up, hit by AC 42-95159. Plane went into spin and crew was ordered to bail out. Immediately after Carlstrum and Abshire bailed out, the pilot was able to gain control and the rest of the crew decided to stay with the plane and landed safely. Picture of plane p. 17
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
27 May 1944 | ||
Born |
California |
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 266. Folded Wings of the 458th Bomb Group, p. 17 & Page 273 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia