Thomas Calvin Bingman
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 30 September 1944 in B-17 #43-38480, Killed in Action (KIA). While en route to target at Bielefeld, Germany, a 500 lb bomb dropped by A/C in higher squadron struck B-17G #43-3815 (Reluctant Lassie) and debris struck this A/C setting left wing on fire. Crashed at about 1415 hrs at Wahmbeckerheide, about 15 miles SE of Bielefeld. Seven Killed in Action (KIA), 2 Prisoner of War (POW)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Everett, Washington, USA | 21 August 1925 | Patrick County, Virginia |
Died |
30 September 1944 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 30 September 1944 |
Revisions
Purple Heart for 30 Sep 1944 mission and received at least one bronze star on the EAME Campaign Medal.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; MACR 9430,
href="http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php">http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php>; Losses of 8thAF, vol.4 / MACR 9430 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database