The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Charles Francis Wright
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
729 BOMB SQ 452 BOMB WING
Date of Death
September 17, 1951
Captain Wright was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 729th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing. On September 17, 1951, while on a daylight reconnaissance mission in "Area CT", the last contact with the aircraft was made when it was over Hoengsong Airfield (K-46). He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on November 11, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.