Thomas F McNichol
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 11 April 1944 in B-24 42-52754. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
1st Lieutenant Thomas F. McNichol was born December 21, 1914. His next of kin were his mother, Martha McNichol, and his sister, Mrs. James H. Stewart. He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On April 11, 1944, he was the Pilot of B-24 tail 42-52754 of the 392nd Bomb Group, 577th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over the North Sea outbound on a mission to Bernburg, Germany. All 11 men aboard were lost.
His remains were never recovered.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A pathfinder B-24 Liberator of the 577th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Note radar gear under nose/cockpit area!' Handwritten and printed caption on reverse: '392BG 577SQ.' On reverse: John E. Bode Aug 05 1964 [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414153.jpg.webp?itok=qGPtoDSE)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791573
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Born |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 21 December 1914 | 1st Lieutenant Thomas F. McNichol was born December 21, 1914. His next of kin were his mother, Martha McNichol, and his sister, Mrs. James H. Stewart. He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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Died |
North Sea | 11 April 1944 | On April 11, 1944, he was the Pilot of B-24 tail 42-52754 of the 392nd Bomb Group, 577th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over the North Sea outbound on a mission to Bernburg, Germany. All 11 men aboard were lost. |
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Buried |
His remains were never recovered. |
Revisions
A/C tailcode correction from #4252764 to #4252754
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmpilot.asp?Pilot=McNichol%2C+T…
MACR 3935
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
ABMC, MACR 3935 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia