42-30200 Slo-Time Sally
Sgt Arlie L. Thompson was the tail gunner on SLO Time sally he was KIA Jan 5, 1944 I am his grandson
Object Number - FRE 818 - A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed...
Delivered Cheyenne 27/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Tinker 21/5/43; Dow Fd 25/5/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-R] Earls Colne 5/6/43; Rougham 13/6/43. Missing in Action Bordeaux 5 January 1944 with Raymond J. Born, Co-pilot: Harold J. Erickson (2 Prisoners of War); Navigator: Norman R. King, Bombardier: Ernest H. Hugonnet, Flight Engineer/Top Turret gunner: Donald D. McLeod, Radio Operator/Gunner: Harold O. Gilley, Ball Turret gunner: Robert C. Southers, Left Waist gunner: Marion A. Hall, Right Waist gunner: Robert A. Schwartzburg (7 evaded capture); Tail gunner: Arlie L. Thomson (Killed in Action). Enemy aircraft KO’d engines #3 & #4. Pilot Ray Born succeeded in saving the life of his co-pilot Harry Erickson. Crashed at Lagoden near Poullaouen, Finistère Department, France.
Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 1892. (The pilot's brother, an infantry Sgt, arranged to meet at base on return from mission).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802102
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-000170
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36610483
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13135631
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20272732 at enlistment, then O-748006
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Missions
- Date: 5 January 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Crashed |
Lagoden, near Poullaouen, France | 5 January 1944 | Hit by fighters on the Bordeaux mission 5 January 1944. Engines #3 & #4 out. Crashed Poullaouen, France |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Information provided by Douglas Doig, who has researched this aircraft and it's crew via AAM website correspondence
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1892 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database