Name | Fleenor, Charles Thurman, "Chuck" ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-746873 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #126 dated 23 October 1943 |
Duty | Bombardier |
MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
Last Duty Date | 4 March 1944 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | No Missing Air Crew Report Missing Air Crew Report # 2739⇓ (12.108 MB) B-17 Bombardier, Speaking at 2011 Reunion⇗ |
Photos of this Veteran signing the Wing Panel | Fleenor Signing⇗ |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. LaSeur, William Veryle⇗ | Pilot | INT |
2nd Lt. Lovvorn, Hollie Ray⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Kazmerski, John Thomas⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Fleenor, Charles Thurman, "Chuck" | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Schwarz, James Cornelius⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Wilson, Gerald Eugene⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Miller, Robert Lee⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Taylor, Homer William⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
SGT. Fernandez, Severino Jean⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
PVT. Leach, Kenneth (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
35⇗ | 5 November 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31073⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
36⇗ | 16 November 1943 |
Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway |
Bombardier | 42‑31073⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
37⇗ | 26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑29927⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
38⇗ | 29 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31073⇗ |
Aborted mission after taking off. Turned back; #2 & #4 engines running rough. Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑39796⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ditched off Portsmouth, entire crew rescued; no MACR. Sortie Report⇗ |
42⇗ | 13 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31073⇗ |
Aborted mission after taking off. Lead group. Aborted with #2 and #4 engines running rough. Sortie Report⇗ |
43⇗ | 16 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bombardier | 41‑24578⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned early from mission after taking off. Turned back over the North Sea (43°46'N,6°55'E) at 1247 hrs; #4 engine leaking oil badly, #3 supercharger inoperative at 20,000 ft, #2 prop ran away (split oil line) and had to be feathered. Attacked target of opportunity. Sortie Report⇗ |
44⇗ | 20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑37801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
45⇗ | 22 December 1943 |
Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Bombardier | 41‑24525⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
47⇗ | 30 December 1943 |
Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑29651⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
49⇗ | 4 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Bombardier | 41‑24525⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
52⇗ | 11 January 1944 |
Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑29703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
53⇗ | 14 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France |
Bombardier | 42‑39809⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
54⇗ | 21 January 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Bombardier | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
57⇗ | 3 February 1944 |
Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
58⇗ | 4 February 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, high group, 41st A Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Bombardier | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
61⇗ | 8 February 1944 |
Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑31606. High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
62⇗ | 11 February 1944 |
Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
70⇗ | 3 March 1944 |
Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
71⇗ | 4 March 1944 |
Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑31606⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Left formation at 1156 hrs right after bombs away going down under control, apparently in good condition and covered by friendly fighters; damaged by flak, crashed about 15 km northwest of Amiens, France. MACR 2739. Sortie Report⇗ |