 NAME
|
TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
RUTH MARIE |
B |
- |
24 |
J |
- |
5 |
- |
DT |
42-51301 |
8 | 453 | 733 | F8 | T+ | 00-4 |
CHARLES M. FRANK |
Contributor - Mary Kay Frank Armstrong
My Dad, Charles Frank, along with Mac Duncan, and Jack and Joe Hensley (identical twins) were all from Asheville, NC. They were flying
BLOOD AND GUTS (42-51149) 17 Feb 45 when it went down in the North Sea. Only four of the crew survived. All the other Asheville boys died in
the crash.
| Standing (L-R) Tom Patsey - Nose Gunner Joe Hensley - Tail Gunner Jack Hensley - Top Turret/Waist Gunner Harry Fink - Engineer Bob Beltz - Radio Operator |
Kneeling (L-R) Mickey Redman - Armorer/Gunner Harold Prout - Navigator Charles M. Frank - Co-Pilot Mac Duncan - Pilot Harry Stien - Bombardier |
Info Contributor - Tom
Brittan
75 missions 21 Sep 44 - 10 Apr 45. Believed to have been RZI with 491 BG in Jun 45.
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