Thomas C Booth

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40772.



Shot down 10 April 1944 in B-24 42-99992 'Flak Magnet. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-40772

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Scheherazade
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

42-99992

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 10 April 1944

Born

Boise, Idaho

Revisions

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4005 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database