Charles M Wynens
Military ROLL OF HONOURFlew on B-17 #43-37784 'Big Chief'.
Crashed at Helfta on 9/11/44 in B-17 'Rowdy Rebel #43-37546, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
11 September 1944 | ||
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Born |
Atlanta, Georgia | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Plot D Row 36 Grave 6 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
407th BS Newsletter March 2001 MACR 8886 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia