Charles R Brown
MilitaryAssigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. In combat with Fw190's of II./JG 1 carried out a successful bounce which bagged two of the enemy, before himself being bounced by Fw190 of III./JG 26 and being shot down. Crashed near Eccloo on 16-May-43 in P-47C 41-6318 Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Based |
Duxford | 16 February 1943 - 16 May 1943 | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Shot down |
2 Rue de la Forêt, 86800 Bignoux, France | 16 May 1943 | Crashed near Eccloo on 16-May-43 in P-47C 41-6318 Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 16 May 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other E/A Destroyed [2] |
4634 Woensdrecht, Netherlands | 16 May 1943 | 2 x Fw190's destroyed Woensdrecht 16-May-43. |
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Born |
Paris, IL 61944, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 123