Arthur W Thompson
Military
Rear : Left to Right : Leo Sharp - Pilot Hubert Womble - Arthur Thompson - Lawrence Lancashire
Front : Left to Right : Jack Reed - Howard Ford - Mack Fitzgerald - William Little - John English.
Removed punctuation marks from around aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
Object Number - UPL 48074 - The B-24D - 42-40265 - Honkey Tonk Gal's Crew : Rear : Left to Right : Leo Sharp - Pilot Hubert Womble - Arthur Thompson -...
Prisoner of War (POW) crash landed on while on TDY to 9th AF for Operation Tidal Wave in the B-24D, Honkey Tonk Gal, 42-40265. 1 Aug 43. MACR 330
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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: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18062178 / O-663978
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Honkey Tonk Gal - Naked Truth
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW) crash landed on 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Honky Tonk Gal' #4240265 |
|
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
ContributorKickapoo
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Removed punctuation marks from around aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 330