Charles J Bonn

Military
media-31611.jpeg UPL 31611 Lt Baker and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila'. England, 16 July 1943.

Rear L-R: 1Lt William T Baker, 2Lt Loyd D Gahimer, 1Lt Joseph T McLane, 1Lt George J Fleming.

Front L-R: S/Sgt Vergil E Bowman, S/Sgt Charlie M Bacon, T/Sgt Charles J Bonn, S/Sgt Norwood D Borror, T/Sgt Neal F Fielder, S/Sgt Walter K Pallage.

Object Number - UPL 31611 - Lt Baker and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila'. England, 16 July 1943. Rear L-R:...

Earlier 23 January 1943 on a mission to Lorient, returned to southwest England with only one engine operating. Pilot Castle ordered a bail out. Pilots Castle and Fitzsimmons landed B-17 #41-24579 'Thumper' wheels up near Bristol.



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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24579) of the 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group prepares for take off. Handwritten caption on reverse: '30/6/43.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thumper
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Union City, New Jersey

Revisions

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Added a connection to A/C #41-24579 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2908, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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