Charles D Garneau
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Object Number - UPL 35091 - Lt. Charles D Garneau, On November 29, 1943, the crew was part of a raid on the city center of Bremen, Germany. The aircraft was attacked by several...
Shot down 29 November 1943 in B-17 #42-5483 'Red Ass', Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Kicking Horse" of the 303rd Bomb Group takes off with a feathered engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Kicking Horse' of 303BG. Received 7/7/1944.' On reverse: Daily Graphic [Stamp, ref. no. M4226L].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407628.jpg.webp?itok=SpfDIv0I)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The devil himself, red ass
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 November 1943
Events
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Died |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 29 November 1943 |
Revisions
Added connections to the 8th AF and to the 8th AF mission #140 for 29 Nov 1943.
Added S/N per MACR 1656 at Fold3.com.
Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28703793
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1656 / MACR 1656, Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
