Charles R Tipton

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On 13 January 1943 in B-17F #41-24471 'Four of a Kind' while serving as Left Waist Gunner the aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17F #41-24498 306BG/369BS and broke in two just north of the target at Lille, France. He was unable to get out of the aircraft. KIA.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'

41-24471

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Four of a Kind
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, B 10 17 Buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 10, Grave 17.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Marcq-en-Barœul, France 13 January 1943 Killed when aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-24498 306BG/369BS just north of the target at Lille, France. Aircraft crashed at Marcq-en-Baroeul, France.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

Capitalized "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2015 Added decorations and made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Added mission details to Description per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; KIA event per MACR 15502.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15502 / MACR 15502, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 63, First Over Germany pg. 63, Russell Strong Index Cards, 306th BGA Collection,