Charles H Bruckman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Front (left to right): John A. Collette; Edmund C. Shibble
Rear (left to right): Byron A. Schlag; Ivan M. Gerwig; Edward "Buddy" Blattner; Charles H. Bruckman; Thomas J. Iveans; John F. Gorman
Added collection name
Object Number - UPL 35016 - Bruckman Crew - December 1944 - Pittsburgh PA: Front (left to right): John A. Collette; Edmund C. Shibble Rear (left to right): Byron A....
Damaged 34th BG aircraft (#43-38971) mid-air collision with Ol' Scrapiron (#42-31582). Ol' Scrapiron broke apart at the waist on 23 Mar 1945. Seven crewmen of Ol' Scrapiron killed in Action (KIA) including Bruckman. Two survived (Schlag and Shibble).
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Units served with
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blythe Spirit
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group drop bombs over their target. Image stamped on reverse: 'US Official Photograph.' [stamp], 'Sacred.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 446 BG led by "Ronnie" unloading demolition + incendiaries on Rheine Marshalling Yards, 9 March 1945.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380571.jpg.webp?itok=36lZj_Ve)
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
23 March 1945 | ||
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Born |
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
John G. Huck, nephew of Edward Blattner
Corrected details of collision from personal files including conversations with survivor Byron Schlag.
John G. Huck, nephew of Edward Blattner
Source: History of the 447th Bomb Group by Doyle Shields; pp. 281, 288-290, 292-293, 296-298, 300-301
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13617