Philip Marcel Charron

Phil Charron

RCAF    F/L   -   Recommended for DFC

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On 19 November 1944, while flying Spitfire # PV245, he lead a group of four 412 Squadron Spits which dive-bombed a target near Veen, Germany. After the bomb-run, they continued on an armed reconnaissance. They were attacked by approximately forty FW190s in the Bochodt area of Germany. Amidst the chaos that ensued, one lucky pilot managing to get his damaged ship into some clouds. The other three were not so lucky. Charron's Spitfire was shot down near Haltern at Sythen, Germany. He was buried at Sythen, exhumed, and reburied in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

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CHARRON, PHILIP MARCEL F/L (P) J16584
Born in Ottawa 22 January 1917
Home in Montreal and/or Ottawa
Served as a COTC Cadet at the U. of Montreal 1936-'40
Enlisted in the RCAF 31 October 1940
Posted to Malta in June 1942 as part of Operation "Style"
Joined 126 Squadron and flew from Malta
Returned to the UK and instructed at
52 OTU &
57 OTU
Joined 412 Squadron in November 1943
Then went on leave to Canada
Rejoined 412 in April 1944
Married an English girl in there somewhere
KIA 19 November 1944  age 27

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Air Force Casualties

Missing after Air Operations :
Ottawa, Dec. 27, 1944 — The Department of National Defense for Air today issued casualty list No. 1076 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, showing next of kin of those named from Ontario include:
CHARRON, Philip Marcel, Flt. Lt. Montreal, (Wife overseas)

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Phil Charron

Victories Include :

14 Oct 1942
15 Oct 1942
16 Oct 1942

7 June 1944
26 Sep 1944


28 Oct 1944

 one Ju88
one Me109
one Ju88

one Ju88
one FW190
one Me109
one Me109
two Me109

 destroyed
damaged
destroyed

destroyed
destroyed
destroyed
damaged
destroyed
126 Sqn.
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412 Sqn.
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7 / 0 / 2

Stats from Aces High 2nd Ed. by Shores & Williams

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Phil's cousin Keith writes home about Phil

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--- Canadian Aces ---

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Thanks to brother in law Victor for the photos !

 

On these pages I use Hugh Halliday's extensive research (which includes info from numerous sources), newspaper articles via the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC) as well as other sources both published and private

 

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