Charles E Sladek
MilitaryKNO in P-51B #4312208, After t/o Rayson on transition flt, crashed at 1135hrs near Rayners Garage, Bury Road, Woolpit, Suffolk. Probably cause was engine failure at low altitude. He was badly injured and died ten minutes later.
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Units served with
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- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![The lounge of the Officers Club at Raydon air base. When the 353rd Fighter Group were stationed there, it was known as "The Auger Inn".](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-377050.jpg?itok=ya7UWjgh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
28 September 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Sources
353rd unit history / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list