Charles E Ackerman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 34291 - Last seconds before impact - Isle of Man, 43-38856M, GD - 381st Bomb Group, 23.4.45.
KIS 23 April 1945 on excursion flight to Ireland. 31 men were picked to go on one-week vacation to Belfast, Ireland. Crashed into 2,000- foot peak on Isle of Man.
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
San Bernadino, California | 31 July 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Stanford University, California | 20 August 1942 | |
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Died |
Isle of Man | 23 April 1945 | |
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Buried |
Plot D, Row 5, Grave 56. |
Revisions
American Battle Monument's Commission www.abmc.gov
The National Archives and Records Administration.
FindaGrave.com
Removed following info from record:
KIS On 14 Sept 43 plane took off on training mission. Pilot was Squadron. Commander. It somehow flew off course by some 50 miles and crashed into Skiddaw Mountain in Cumbria. All aboard were killed. . Rumor said plane really going to Scotland for special meeting. Was listed as passenger on this plane.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All; 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; Roll of Honor