Charles Ronald Barnes
Captain
CMD AVN CO, 210TH AVN BN, 12TH AVN GROUP, 1ST AVIATION BDE, USARV Army of the United States Fullerton, Pennsylvania August 21, 1942 to August 24, 1976 (Incident Date March 16, 1969) CHARLES R BARNES is on the Wall at Panel W29, Line 50 |
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CPT CHARLES RONALD BARNES
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You shall be remembered, Captain Barnes. You had a passenger aboard that day who was a classmate of mine, Raymond Bobe. You probably didn't know it, but you were in the BEST of company when in the company of Raymond. I am sure your sister, Mary, thinks of you every day. As I take time to remember Raymond, I will remember you along side him. I have read the report published by the Webmaster and am thankful for the information even though all who lost family and friends on that flight are saddened. It took 36 years to get the remains that could be found home. On that fateful day, you all were in the presence of Angels. I am sure we will find you just iside the gates of Heaven, waiting patiently for us. You and Raymond have remained forever young in our hearts and minds and we long for the peace you have had for 37 years.
From a friend of a classmate who was on your last flight, |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn 16 March 1969 the Command Aviation Company, 210th Aviation Battalion, was tasked with flying a routine logistics mission which originated at Long Thanh with several scheduled stops enroute Hue/Phu Bai and return. The aircraft assigned was a UC-21A aircraft (tail number 66-18007). The trip was uneventful through its first scheduled stops. At Long Binh passengers Major Marvin L. Foster, SP4 Michael Batt, and PFC Raymond Bobe boarded the aircraft for transportation to Hue. The aircraft went from Long Binh to Qui Nhon, where two passengers deplaned, and departed for Hue/Phu Bai.The flight to Hue was conducted under instrument conditions with the UC-21A flying in clouds at 8,000 feet at the time contact was established with Danang Approach Control. The aircraft was handed off to Phu Bai GCA control when it was about 10 miles east of the airport heading 220 degrees and level at 2,000 feet. The controllers vectored the UC-21A for an instrument approach to touchdown but lost contact after the aircraft requested a turn out to sea for terrain clearance. Search and rescue efforts had to await improvement in the weather and were unsuccessful in finding any evidence of the aircraft or its crew and passengers. The five men aboard were classed as "Missing" and were continued in that category until the Secretary of the Army approved Presumptive Findings of Death on the dates shown below:
The press release does not mention Captain Charles R. Barnes by name; he is the "one other passenger aboard whose remains have not been identified". |
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