Charles J Schreiber Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Engine failure in P-51B 43-6856 near Calais, France over English Channel 30-Apr-44. F/O Schreiber bailed out and landed in Channel. P-51B 43-6801 from his squadron covered him until a British air sea rescue Walrus landed and rescued him. Returned to Duty RTD. Promoted to Captain. End Tour of Duty (ETD).
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 364th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Baled out over water |
English Channel Off Calais, France | 30 April 1944 | Engine failure in P-51B 43-6856 near Calais, France over English Channel 30-Apr-44. F/O Schreiber bailed out and landed in Channel. P-51B 43-6801 from his squadron covered him until a British air sea rescue Walrus landed and rescued him. Returned to Duty RTD. |
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Other Crashed |
Muskogee Davis Field Airport, Sabre, Muskogee, OK 74403, USA | 20 April 1945 | Landing Accident Muskogee AAF, Oklahoma Cat 3 damage, pilot Capt Charles J Schreiber, 20-Apr-45. P-40N 42-105970 2 Comp. 3AF. Homebase Marshall Field, Kansa. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | End Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston, Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK | Promoted Captain. |
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