Brown, Charles Davis
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Davis |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry Raymond Brown and Madge Libbey Brown. Husband of Natalie Patelkan Brown, of Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS759 |
Markings | EQ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. G. 11. |
Epitaph | LET NOT THE THOUGHT OF ME BE SAD, REMEMBER THAT I DID NOT FEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/28198 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund. 375 aircraft, 18 Lancasters Lost (4.8%). Most of the bombing fell in the SE districts and mostly in residential areas. 852 houses and 6 buildings were destroyed. 361 were killed, including 22 PoW. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Hartefeld, west of Sevelen, Switzerland |