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LT  Charles L. DUNCAN

UNIT: 350th BOMB Sqdn POSITION: P 

 Lt. Charles L. Duncan Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)

SERIAL #: O-791081 STATUS: POW
MACR: 00268 CR: 00268

Comments1: 10 JUL 43 PARIS (EAC) Original 100th, Crew #12

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"ORIGINAL 100TH BG 350TH BS CREW"

1ST LT  CHARLES L."SCOTTY" DUNCAN       P:  POW  10 JUL 43 PARIS-Le BOURGET
2ND LT  ARCHIBALD L. ROBERTSON           CP:  EVA   10 JUL 43 PARIS-Le BOURGET
1ST LT  OLIVER M. CHIESL                     NAV:  POW  10 JUL 43 PARIS-Le BOURGET
1ST LT  WILLIAM H. FORBES                  BOM:  POW  10 JUL 43 PARIS-Le BOURGET
T/SGT   ERNEST De Los SANTOS            TTE:  POW  10 JUL 43 PARIS-Le BOURGET
S/SGT   BERNARD I. HANOVER                WG:  POW  10 JUL 43 PARIS-Le BOURGET
T/SGT   JOHN K. BEARD                        ROG:  CPT   29 JAN 44 FRANKFURT
S/SGT   GENE F. FRANK                         BTG:  POW  10 JUL 43 PARIS-Le BOURGET
S/SGT   GEORGE R. APPLETON               WG:  NOC   DID NOT FLY OVERSEAS WITH CREW
S/SGT   WILLIAM D. WHITLEY                 TG:  POW  10 JUL 43 PARIS-Le BOURGET

DATE: 10 July 1943     350th Sqdn.    A/C# 42-30050 "JUDY E"

MISSION: Paris (Le Bourget AF) MACR #268,Micro-fiche 89

1st Lt Charles L."Scotty"Duncan   P POW
2nd Lt Archibald L.Robertson     CP EVADEE
2nd Lt Oliver M.Chiesl             NAV POW
1st Lt William H.Forbes           BOM POW
T/Sgt Ernest De Los Santos    TTE POW
Sgt Edmund A.Oliver             ROG POW (From Capt Mark Carnell's Crew #10)
S/Sgt Gene F.Frank                 BTG POW
S/Sgt Bernard L.Hanover          WG POW
Sgt Parrish Reynolds                WG POW & ESCAPE 
S/Sgt William D.Whitley            TG POW

EYE WITNESSES:

Major J.C.Egan - "Duncan's ship went down in France near coast. Saw 8 chutes. Plane broke into flames."

1st Lt.R.C.King - "A/C #050,#1 engine on fire dropped below formation and circled.Six chutes seen all bailed out over land between Dieppe & FeCamp. After six bailed out ship headed approximately 180 degrees True and disappeared in a cloud."

1st Lt. C.R.Biddick - Saw 10 chutes at 27,000 ft. Landed,we think,on the ground .

Parrish Reynolds (Sgt Robert Quientin "Parrish" Reynolds) was a replacement for Sgt Clifford Starkey  and Sgt. Oliver was replacing T/Sgt John K.Beard.  Apparently, S/Sgt George Appleton (original WG on Duncan Crew) did not fly to England with this Crew and was replaced by a T/Sgt James C. Brown (Special order #103, last page, May 25, 1943). Sgt Brown was in the 418th ground crew in October 1942 at Boise, Idaho.  Sgt. Brown was KIA April 28, 1944 in aircraft flown by Capt W. G. Lakin and new C.O. Col. Robert Kelly.  Soon after arrival in England, it seems that Sgt Brown was put into a gunners pool and did not fly one mission with this Crew. A Sgt Clifford Starkey flew as WG on the first two missions with Lt Duncan then was replaced on the June 28, 1943 mission to St Nazaire by Sgt Reynolds.  Sgt Reynolds was flying as a waist gunner on July 10, 1943. He was briefly a POW but somehow managed to escaped. After many months, he was returned to England with the help of the French Underground.   

Bill Forbes told this writer(1979)the "Judy D." was named for 1st Lt Charles Duncan's infant daughter. The crew was returning from the target when jumped by FW 190s. Engine and wing on fire. No chance to get to England or crash land in channel so bailed out. Ollie Chiesl became stuck in escape hatch & Forbes had to literally kick him out."

" The "Judy D." was named for 1st Lt Charles Duncan's infant daughter but photo evidence shows this aircraft was painted Judy E, not Judy D…mpf 2007)

Navigator Oliver M.Chiesl  wrote a book published in 1948 entitled "Clipped Wings" ,experiences as P.O.W in Stalag Luft 3.
Interesting note: B-17 42-30050 was later dispayed in a German museum near Paris (forward section).

S.O.C. p.7 states that Bernard Hanover was the first man in the 100th to get a Purple Heart (St.Nazaire 28 June 1943). However, the first 100th man to WIN a Purple Heart had to be from one of the three crews of the 349th Sqdn. That went down on 25/6/43.

Mission List of 1st Lt Charles Duncan

June 25, 1943-Bremen
June 26, 1943-LeMans
June 28, 1943-St Nazaire (nick named Flak City) first mission of Sgt Parrish Reynolds
June 29, 1943-Le Mans
July 10, 1943-LeBourget(Paris)


westmoho@hotmail.com
Posted by Judith Duncan West on 6/5/2002, 9:07 am , in reply to "Re: Oliver M.Chiesl"66.91.116.32 
I am the daughter of Lt. Charles L. Duncan, the pilot of the plane with Ollie Chiesl. The plane was named after me as I had just been born. This is the first time I have seen any information about this plane and it is quite exciting for me. Both my father and Ollie have died but I seem to remember something about a book. They kept in touch over the years and when my father died Ollie sent a remarkable tape to my mother where he spoke of times they all shared and went on to discuss the crash over France. I have often felt that this should be shared but did not know where to send it.My Father spent the remainder of the war in Stalag Luft III and later at Moosberg. How he got there how he got home and anything in between we can only piece together. He did spend one week immediately after the crash in the French countryside hidden by a farm family until it became too dangerous for them. After his release he returned to the town and was taken to the crash site where he found a piece of the plane. Our family would be grateful for any information you might have.

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			LeBourget
    DATE: 
			1943-07-10
     
  

  

    AIRCRAFT:
	"Judy E" (42-30050)
    CAUSE:
			EAC
     
  



			


			

            
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Article on Charles Duncan (courtesy of Laura Shivers)
Article on Charles Duncan (courtesy of Laura Shivers)
Article on Charles Duncan (courtesy of Laura Shivers)
                 
 Aircraft # 42-30050, "JUDY E" lost 10 July 1943 near Dieppe, Normandy flown by Charles L. Duncan. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) 
 "JUDY E" #42-30050 LN-V of the 350th. Lost July 10, 1943 near Dieppe, France. Flown by the Charles L. Duncan Crew. 
 "JUDY E" #42-30050 LN-V of the 350th. Lost July 10, 1943 near Dieppe, France. Flown by the Charles L. Duncan Crew. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) 
 Aircraft # 42-30050, "JUDY E" lost 10 July 1943 near Dieppe, Normandy flown by Charles L. Duncan. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) 

           
 

       
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