Charles W McMehen
MilitaryKilled in Action (KIA) on 4-Feb-43 in B-17F 42-5060 while serving as Co-Pilot. Original target was Hamm, Germany but formation turned around because of weather. Exact cause of loss not documented as no MACR was issued. Aircraft crashed into the sea 6 miles east of Den Helder. Holland.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Den Helder, Netherlands | 4 February 1943 | Killed when aircraft crashed into the sea 6 miles east of Den Helder, Holland. His remains have never been recovered. |
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Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 29-Jan-2015. Added Decorations, SN, and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Name, crew position and KIA details correlated with "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; made connections to Unit, Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; crafted Biography. per 'Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. No MACR was issued for this loss.