• Operation Chastise (Dambusters Raid)

Date of birth:

February 22nd, 1916 (Calgary/Alberta, Canada)

Date of death:

May 17th, 1943 (Möhne Dam, Germay)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Rheinberg
Plot: 17. Row: E. Grave: 2-6.

Service number:

942037

Nationality:

British

Charles Christopher Brennan, born on February 22, 1916, in Calgary, Canada, moved to the UK in 1928.

He joined the RAF at the start of the war, trained as ground crew, and completed a technical course at RAF St Athan in mid-1942. In June, he joined 106 Squadron, flying his first operation to Düsseldorf on August 15.

On November 25, he transferred to 1660 Conversion Unit at Swinderby to train crews, flying numerous training missions until March 26, 1943.

He then joined 617 Squadron at Scampton for Dams Raid preparations, beginning training flights on April 11.

His plane was in the first wave and the second to attack Möhne Dam. The plane was hit multiple times by Flak and crashed on the far side of the dam. The mine was dropped too late and bounced over the Dam.

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