2nd Lt Charles H. Manning Jr. began service on 1944-01-05 with his first mission to Tours (#12).

His last mission was to Dessau (#77) on 1944-05-28 where his aircraft 97073 was shot down. Him and his co-pilot, 2nd Lt R.S. Enstad survived and spent a year at Stalag Luft III.

In total, he flew 21 missions.