‘Bazooka Charlie’ Turned his WWII Recon Plane Into a Tank Killer

November 26, 2021 Topic: History Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: World War IIHistoryAnti-Tank WeaponsTanksBazooka

‘Bazooka Charlie’ Turned his WWII Recon Plane Into a Tank Killer

Bazooka Charlie did not want to just spot enemy tanks, he wanted to destroy them. 

With the war at an end, Carpenter was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and awarded a Silver star, a Bronze Star, and an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster for his heroic service, but with no more Nazi tanks to fight from the sky, the legendary pilot hung up his flight suit and went right back to work in the profession he had prior to the war, as a high school history teacher.

Alex Hollings is a writer, dad, and Marine veteran who specializes in foreign policy and defense technology analysis. He holds a master’s degree in Communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.

This article was originally published by Sandoxx News.

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