Name | Bonnett, Charles Daniel |
Rank | First Lieutenant / Captain |
Serial Number | O-727080 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Bombardier |
MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
Last Duty Date | 14 March 1945 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Decorations | Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, oak leaf cluster for meritorious achievement on a mission over enemy territory, 29 May 1944 per 1st Air division General Orders #178 dated 18 July 1944. |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | 303rd BG Mission 41 Report⇓ (2.121 MB) |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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-- | 11 June 1943 |
Target: Submarine Slips & Docks Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑5221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Bonnett flew this mission with an experienced 303rd BG crew to gain first-hand experience in combat operations, prior to leading the Group into combat. Sortie Report⇗ |
1⇗ | 22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Bombardier | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
3⇗ | 26 June 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Bombardier | 42‑30030⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
9⇗ | 24 July 1943 |
Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway |
Bombardier | 42‑5883⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑30142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Aborted mission after taking off. Wing lead. Turned back with #2 engine out. Bombed unidentified location on island of Terschelling, The Netherlands. Sortie Report⇗ |
15⇗ | 15 August 1943 |
Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France |
Bombardier | 42‑5797⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
27⇗ | 2 October 1943 |
Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑30033⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead. Gen. Robert F Travis, Commander, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing (H), Molesworth, AAF Station 107, was aboard this aircraft as Air Task Force 2 Commander. Sortie Report⇗ |
30⇗ | 9 October 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
40⇗ | 5 December 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France |
Bombardier | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
46⇗ | 24 December 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France |
Bombardier | 42‑37801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Bombardier | 42‑31364⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31364⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
58⇗ | 4 February 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31364⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Bombardier | 42‑31235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Bombardier | 42‑31433⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
97⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Bombardier | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
100⇗ | 4 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97574⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41st Combat Wing lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members were provided by the 305th BG at Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗ |
101⇗ | 7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97543⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗ |
106⇗ | 12 May 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97574⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗ |
109⇗ | 19 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97574⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF aircraft and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston AAF, AAF Station 105. Sortie Report⇗ |
110⇗ | 20 May 1944 |
Target: Orly Airport Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Bombardier | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
114⇗ | 24 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Military Installations Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97647⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing Lead. PFF ship and radio operator (T/Sgt L A Taylor) provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 105. Col. William L Travis, 41st Bomb Wing, aboard as combat flight leader. Sortie Report⇗ |
116⇗ | 27 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑107221⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
119⇗ | 29 May 1944 |
Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland |
Bombardier | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97592⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
202⇗ | 30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8047⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group and wing lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
210⇗ | 14 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Turned over lead to deputy for bomb run. Sortie Report⇗ |
232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
233⇗ | 30 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
239⇗ | 12 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
240⇗ | 18 December 1944 |
Target: Road Junction Type: Transportation Location: Gemünd, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
255⇗ | 15 January 1945 |
Target: Neuburg Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neuburg an der Donau, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned early from mission after taking off. Group lead. PFF ship. Aborted 30 minutes prior to IP due to mechanical problems. Ordered low Squadron into lead before departing. Bombed a target of opportunity (TOO) during return. Sortie Report⇗ |
256⇗ | 17 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Bielefeld, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Division lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. PFF started acting up during assembly, so the air commander ordered the low Squadron lead (PFF-equipped) to move up and fly as his deputy. At the IP, the Gee-H equipment was unusable, so lead was turned over to the deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
257⇗ | 20 January 1945 |
Target: Rail and Road Bridges Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8401⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Landed away at RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. Sortie Report⇗ |
261⇗ | 28 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
264⇗ | 3 February 1945 |
Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
265⇗ | 9 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
266⇗ | 14 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned early from mission after taking off. High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Returned early after entering enemy airspace, because right waist and bombardier's oxygen regulators 'blew up'. Attacked a target of opportunity, a factory, in Nordhorn, Germany. Sortie Report⇗ |
267⇗ | 15 February 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8665⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121. Sortie Report⇗ |
269⇗ | 20 February 1945 |
Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑98027⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
273⇗ | 24 February 1945 |
Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Bombardier | 44‑8580⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |