44-19911
Object Number - UPL 82271 - Capt. Charles M Rotzler. First day with the unit you had your picture taken with the “photo plane.”
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort and sweep to Koblenz. Last seen in sections 1st bounce, shot down near Queekenberg in P-47 44-19911 pilot F/O John E Lewis KIA. MACR 11306.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-192076
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Queckenberg, 53359 Rheinbach, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort and sweep to Koblenz. Last seen in sections 1st bounce, shot down near Queekenberg in P-47 44-19911 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11306. |
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Manufactured |
Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Built at Republic. | |
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Delivered |
New York, NY, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
