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IMAGE1st Lt Charles R Johnston pilot of B-17 #42-31773 - B-17G Group Squadron Sq Code A/C Code 385BG 548BS MIA 1944-04-29 - MACR #: 4456 Notes 42-31773 Delivered: Cheyenne 12/12/43; Gt Falls 20/12/43; Kearney 30/12/43; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned: 548BS/385BG [GX-M] Gt Ashfield 25/2/44; MIA Berlin 29/4/44 Pilot: Chas Johnston, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Joe Parkerkilled by hostile civilians (2KIA); Co-Pilot: Owen Walton, Navigator: Nick Glaser, Bombardier: Bill Moffitt, Radio Operator: Jim McLelland, Ball Turret Gunner: Jesse Collinson, Waist Gunner: Will Domer, Waist Gunner: Vencil Owens, Tail Gunner: Harvey Watts (8POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Gleidingen, five miles S of Brunswick, Germany. MACR 4456.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron 549th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802402
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Mission
- Date: 29 April 1944