John A Thomson

Military

2 October 1942 on returning from mission to Meaulte, France, crash landed at Gatwick with landing gear retracted. 3 crew members were injured but all returned. Their plane 'Phyllis' B-17F-BO 41-24397 was salvaged.



Awards: DFC, AM (6OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Phyllis
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks, MO 15 September 1941 Jefferson Barracks, MO
St Louis, MO

Born

St Louis, MO

Based

Chelveston Assigned to 325BS, 301BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Changed spelling of surname from 'Thompson' to 'Thomson' after correspondence with John's son, John A. Thomson, Jr.

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Lee Cunningham 23-Oct-2014 Connections within web site data.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces by Bishop and Hey, p. 36