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- C. Brown Crew - Assigned 752nd Squadron - February 18, 1945

- 2Lt Charles S. Brown Crew
Center (without hat):Charles Brown - P

If anyone can identify the other crewmen, please contact me.

(Photo: Dana Brown)

- C. Brown Crew - Flying at the End of Hostilities

 Name

 Pos

 Status

 Date

 Target

 2Lt Charles S. Brown

FEH 

 April 25, 1945  Bad Reichenhall, Ger
 2Lt Eugene W. Harris

CP 

FEH 

 April 25, 1945  Bad Reichenhall, Ger
 2Lt John S. Ryan

FEH 

 April 25, 1945  Bad Reichenhall, Ger
 Sgt Charles O. Jenkins

 RO 

FEH 

 April 25, 1945  Bad Reichenhall, Ger
 Sgt Richard C. Julian

 E 

FEH 

 April 25, 1945  Bad Reichenhall, Ger
 Sgt Jim M. Hastings

 G 

FEH 

 April 25, 1945  Bad Reichenhall, Ger
 Sgt James A. Harper

 G 

FEH 

 April 25, 1945  Bad Reichenhall, Ger
 Sgt Frank J. Kaurich

 G 

FEH 

 April 25, 1945  Bad Reichenhall, Ger
 Sgt Wayne L. Austin

G

FEH 

 April 25, 1945  Bad Reichenhall, Ger

2Lt Charles Brown and crew were assigned to the 752nd Squadron on February 18, 1945 and flew their first mission to Nienburg, Germany to hit a railroad bridge on March 3, 1944.  The crew was able to put in 14 combat missions before the Eighth Air Force ceased combat operations.



- Missions flown by C. Brown Crew

Date

 Target

 A/C Serial

RCL

SQDN

 A/C Name

458th Sortie #

Pilot Msn #

Notes

3-Mar-1945

 NIENBURG

 44-10602

E

J4

 TEN GUN DOTTIE

195

1

 

14-Mar-1945

 HOLZWICKEDE

 44-40118

S

J4

 WE'LL GET BY

203

2

 

15-Mar-1945

 ZOSSEN

 42-100425

O

7V

 THE BIRD

204

3

 

18-Mar-1945

 BERLIN

 41-29352

K

7V

 WOLVE'S LAIR

206

4

 

20-Mar-1945

 HEMINGSTEDT

 41-29567

G

7V

 MY BUNNIE / BAMBI

208

5

 

24-Mar-1945

 KIRKOFF

 41-29567

G

7V

 MY BUNNIE / BAMBI

213

6

2ND MSN OF DAY

30-Mar-1945

 WILHELMSHAVEN

 42-51270

A

7V

 UNKNOWN (if any)

215

7

 

2-Apr-1945

 TIRSTROP

 42-50502

E

7V

 LARRUPIN' LINDA

--

--

ABANDONED

4-Apr-1945

 PERLEBERG

 42-51514

B

7V

 BIG CHIEF LIL' BEAVER

217

8

 

5-Apr-1945

 PLAUEN

 42-100425

O

7V

 THE BIRD

218

9

 

6-Apr-1945

 HALLE

 42-50502

E

7V

 LARRUPIN' LINDA

219

10

 

16-Apr-1945

 LANDSHUT

 42-50502

E

7V

 LARRUPIN' LINDA

227

11

 

18-Apr-1945

 PASSAU

 42-50502

E

7V

 LARRUPIN' LINDA

228

12

 

19-Apr-1945

 ZWIESEL

 42-50499

U

J3

 COOKIE/OPEN POST

--

--

SCRUBBED

20-Apr-1945

 ZWIESEL

 42-51514

B

7V

 BIG CHIEF LIL' BEAVER

229

13

 

25-Apr-1945

 BAD REICHENHALL

 44-40285

H

J4

 TABLE STUFF

230

14

458TH LAST MSN

Compiled from 458th BG formation plans on which pilot's name appears (all missions may not be a credited sortie)



- B-24J-AZ-155-CO 44-40285 H "Table Stuff"

Photo: George Reynolds


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