Charles Joshua Paine Jr
Military2 October 1942 on returning from mission to Meaulte, France, crash landed at Gatwick with landing gear retracted. 3 crew members were injured but all returned. Their plane 'Phyllis' B-17F-BO 41-24397 was salvaged.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, retiring as Lt Colonel in Dec-71.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Phyllis
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Waycross, GA | 14 December 1914 | Son of Charles Joshua Snr and Bertha [Kirkley] Paine. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Screven, GA | 26 April 1941 | Fort Screven, GA |
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Died |
Cressona, PA | 11 February 1979 | |
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Buried |
Cressona Cemetery, PA | 15 February 1979 | Cressona Cemetery Cressona, Schuylkill County, PA |
| Waycross, GA | |||
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Other Pilot training |
Hicks Field, TX | Flight training; Primary - Hicks Field, TX. | |
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Other Pilot training |
Goodfellow Field, TX | Flight training; Basic - Goodfellow Field, TX. | |
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Other Pilot training |
Brooks Field, TX | Flight training; Advanced - Brooks Field, TX. | |
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Based |
Chelveston | Assigned to 325BS, 301BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces by Bishop and Hey, p. 36