Charles R. Letts, Son of Ned Madison and Virginia Morgan Gilbert Hallam Letts of St Lucie, St Lucie, Florida, USA... Charles was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 44-8224 398th Bomber Group crashed at Heerdt- Düsseldorf Germany....
While on the bomb run, about one minute before bombs away, the airplane received a direct hit by flak in the right wing, approximately 15 feet from the wing tip. This section fell off almost immediately. The airplane was seen to fell over the left and do a split S down into the clouds and was not seen thereafter. One crew reports seeing a portion of left wing break off; also reports fire in the cockpit.
Crew:
Pilot: Federico Gonzales 0-771622 USAAF POW
Co-Pilot: Col Frank P. Hunter, Jr. 0-19083 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Nav: Capt. William Joseph Beatovich 0-757416 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Bomb: Capt. William P. Campbell 0-509095 USAAF KIA Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA
VN: 1Lt. Ralph H Lentz 0-707225 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
GH: 2Lt. Charles R Letts 0-2060321 USAAF KIA Riverview Memorial Park Florida USA.
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Robert C Mayfield 15313344 USAAF KIA Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA
Eng/TT: T/Sgt. Howard E Rogers 19183676 USAAF KIA Liberty Veterans Cemetery California, USA
WaistGr: S/Sgt. William A Shumate 18198656 USAAF KIA Fort Sam Houston Natl Cemetery, Texas USA
TGr: 2Lt. William T Butters 0-833701 USAAF KIA Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan USA.
While on the bomb run, about one minute before bombs away, the airplane received a direct hit by flak in the right wing, approximately 15 feet from the wing tip. This section fell off almost immediately. The airplane was seen to fell over the left and do a split S down into the clouds and was not seen thereafter. One crew reports seeing a portion of left wing break off; also reports fire in the cockpit.
Crew:
Pilot: Federico Gonzales 0-771622 USAAF POW
Co-Pilot: Col Frank P. Hunter, Jr. 0-19083 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Nav: Capt. William Joseph Beatovich 0-757416 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Bomb: Capt. William P. Campbell 0-509095 USAAF KIA Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA
VN: 1Lt. Ralph H Lentz 0-707225 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
GH: 2Lt. Charles R Letts 0-2060321 USAAF KIA Riverview Memorial Park Florida USA.
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Robert C Mayfield 15313344 USAAF KIA Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA
Eng/TT: T/Sgt. Howard E Rogers 19183676 USAAF KIA Liberty Veterans Cemetery California, USA
WaistGr: S/Sgt. William A Shumate 18198656 USAAF KIA Fort Sam Houston Natl Cemetery, Texas USA
TGr: 2Lt. William T Butters 0-833701 USAAF KIA Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan USA.
Charles R. Letts, Son of Ned Madison and Virginia Morgan Gilbert Hallam Letts of St Lucie, St Lucie, Florida, USA... Charles was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 44-8224 398th Bomber Group crashed at Heerdt- Düsseldorf Germany....
While on the bomb run, about one minute before bombs away, the airplane received a direct hit by flak in the right wing, approximately 15 feet from the wing tip. This section fell off almost immediately. The airplane was seen to fell over the left and do a split S down into the clouds and was not seen thereafter. One crew reports seeing a portion of left wing break off; also reports fire in the cockpit.
Crew:
Pilot: Federico Gonzales 0-771622 USAAF POW
Co-Pilot: Col Frank P. Hunter, Jr. 0-19083 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Nav: Capt. William Joseph Beatovich 0-757416 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Bomb: Capt. William P. Campbell 0-509095 USAAF KIA Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA
VN: 1Lt. Ralph H Lentz 0-707225 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
GH: 2Lt. Charles R Letts 0-2060321 USAAF KIA Riverview Memorial Park Florida USA.
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Robert C Mayfield 15313344 USAAF KIA Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA
Eng/TT: T/Sgt. Howard E Rogers 19183676 USAAF KIA Liberty Veterans Cemetery California, USA
WaistGr: S/Sgt. William A Shumate 18198656 USAAF KIA Fort Sam Houston Natl Cemetery, Texas USA
TGr: 2Lt. William T Butters 0-833701 USAAF KIA Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan USA.
While on the bomb run, about one minute before bombs away, the airplane received a direct hit by flak in the right wing, approximately 15 feet from the wing tip. This section fell off almost immediately. The airplane was seen to fell over the left and do a split S down into the clouds and was not seen thereafter. One crew reports seeing a portion of left wing break off; also reports fire in the cockpit.
Crew:
Pilot: Federico Gonzales 0-771622 USAAF POW
Co-Pilot: Col Frank P. Hunter, Jr. 0-19083 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Nav: Capt. William Joseph Beatovich 0-757416 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
Bomb: Capt. William P. Campbell 0-509095 USAAF KIA Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA
VN: 1Lt. Ralph H Lentz 0-707225 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
GH: 2Lt. Charles R Letts 0-2060321 USAAF KIA Riverview Memorial Park Florida USA.
RadioOp: T/Sgt. Robert C Mayfield 15313344 USAAF KIA Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA
Eng/TT: T/Sgt. Howard E Rogers 19183676 USAAF KIA Liberty Veterans Cemetery California, USA
WaistGr: S/Sgt. William A Shumate 18198656 USAAF KIA Fort Sam Houston Natl Cemetery, Texas USA
TGr: 2Lt. William T Butters 0-833701 USAAF KIA Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan USA.
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