Charles W Reed

Military

Object Number - UPL 34940 - Lt. Charles W Reed, 56th fighter group, 63rd fighter squadron.

20 December 1943 crash-landed in P47 near Dunwich, Suffolk with wheels up. RTD.

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Units served with

Aircraft

41-6367

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft named "Princess Pat" of the 56th Fighter Group. It was the assigned aircraft of First Lieutenant Charles Reed who joined the 63rd Fighter Squadron in August 1943. Handwritten on slide:"GROUP ??? Princess Pat UN-X at Steeple Morden Kepner's P-47 A. Sloan" Printed on slide:"APR 90F15"

42-75185

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 365th Fighter Group

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Revisions

Date27 Aug 2018 09:17:58
ContributorPyker
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Added additional aircraft association.

Date27 Aug 2018 09:16:21
ContributorPyker
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Updated rank from 2Lt to 1Lt and added locations.

Date17 Jul 2018 10:51:07
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:05
ContributorAAM
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 Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 431 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

Charles W Reed: Gallery (5 items)

A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft named "Princess Pat" of the 56th Fighter Group. It was the assigned aircraft of First Lieutenant Charles Reed who joined the 63rd Fighter Squadron in August 1943. Handwritten on slide:"GROUP ??? Princess Pat UN-X at Steeple Morden Kepner's P-47 A. Sloan" Printed on slide:"APR 90F15"

Object number: FRE 5566 - A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft named "Princess Pat"...

Object number: UPL 34938 - P-47C-5-RE 41-6367 belly landed by Lt. Charles W...

Object number: UPL 34939 - P-47C-5-RE 41-6367 belly landed by Lt. Charles W...

Object number: UPL 34940 - Lt. Charles W Reed, 56th fighter group, 63rd...

Object number: UPL 56474 - Posed photos of eight seated US pilots. Name...