Episode 438 - The Story of Bazooka Charlie

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Once upon a time, during WWII, an artillery-spotting pilot looked at his tiny Piper Cub and wondered, "What if I strapped a bunch of rocket launchers to it?"

SOURCES:

Busha, James. Carpenter, Carol. Bazooka Charlie: The Unbelievable Story of Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer

What's New in Aviation: Piper Cub Tank Buster, Popular Science, Vol. 146 No. 2

Gallagher, Wes, Major Charles Carpenter, Once History Teacher, Now Legend in Patton's Army, The Rock Island Argus, 26 September 1944

"Bazooka Charles Goes After Nazis". Lawrence Journal-World. Associated Press. 1944-10-03

vintageaviationnews.com/warbird-articles/bazoo…