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Inspired by other L-4 pilots who had installed bazookas as anti-tank armament on their planes, Carpenter added bazooka launchers to his plane as well. [4] [5] [6] Within a few weeks, on September 20, 1944, during the Battle of Arracourt , Carpenter was credited with knocking out a German armored car and four tanks. [6]
The Grasshopper—a Piper Cub as a civilian—was flown during the war as a liaison and observation airplane, but Carpenter, war-weary and homesick, became dissatisfied with flying as an artillery ...
May 28, 2023 · Bazooka Charlie: The Unbelievable Story of Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer Hardcover – May 28, 2023 by James P. Busha (Author), Carol (Carpenter) Apacki (Author) 4.5 out of 5 stars 75
- James P. Busha, Carol (Carpenter) Apacki
Jan 7, 2024 · The first thing that came up in her search was a very long, technical discussion about whether her father, Maj. Charles Carpenter, actually could have strapped six bazookas onto the wings of his ...
Dec 8, 2020 · On July 3, 1940, Carpenter married Elda May Fritchle. Arrival in France. In 1944, after being promoted, Carpenter was sent to France and assigned to combat duty with the 1st Bombardment Division. He was assigned a Piper Club light aircraft to perform his assigned surveillance and artillery support mission.
May 18, 2023 · Busha joined EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) in October 2014 as Director of Publications, where he had responsibility for all of EAA’s print and electronic publications including EAA’s flagship magazine, Sport Aviation, and EAA’s publications for its special interest communities.
Apr 2, 2018 · Charles Carpenter joined the Army as a pilot shortly after America's entry into World War II. He became an aerial artillery observer with the 4 th Armored Division of Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army. It was here Carpenter became a legend on both sides of the war.
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