44-14540 Ascend Charlie
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Ramrod to Coblenz, Failed to Return (FTR), section bounced by six Fw190’s while pursuing Fw190 25-Dec-44. Pilot Lt Charles Poage last seen attempting to bail out of his burning aircraft near Zissen, Germany. POW. MACR 11166.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 2nd Scouting Force 335th Fighter Squadron 4th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15195190 / O-802972
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19190479 / O-886801
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Koblenz, Germany | 25 December 1944 | Ramrod to Coblenz, Failed to Return (FTR), section bounced by six Fw190’s while pursuing Fw190 25-Dec-44. Pilot Lt Charles Poage last seen attempting to bail out of his burning aircraft near Zissen, Germany. POW. MACR 11166. |