Thomas Caldwell Henderson Jr

Military

Major Thomas C. Henderson (also known as Tom C. Henderson) was on board of B-17E Serial 41-9051 on a navigational training exercise to Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland as final destination on 14 Sept 43. Piloted by Captain William C. Anderson, CO of 813th BS, the B-17 somehow flew off course by some 50 miles and crashed into Skiddaw Mountain, near Keswick in Cumbria, United Kingdom. All 10 aboard were killed. Major Henderson was listed as passenger on this plane.

He had married Marjorie Hall in February 1941 and they had a son, Thomas Caldwell Henderson III, born 13 February 1943 (passed away at 64 in September 2007)

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

People

William Calvin Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-432027
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Clarence Henry Ballagh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-447194
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: passenger

Raymond Evertson Diltz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19080550 at enlistment, then O-731036
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Theodore Rilea Doe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-464349
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

Bryson Robson Hills

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10940312
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Aircraft

41-9051

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flaming Mayme
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron 342nd Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Skiddaw, near Keswick, United Kingdom 14 September 1943 in the crash of B-17 41-9051

Born

Tennessee, United States the son of Thomas Caldwell and Martha (Armistead) Henderson
Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Buried

Thomas Henderson rests at Plot D Row 5 Grave 70

Revisions

Date2 Mar 2020 17:40:59
ContributormiAmigo
ChangesChanges to nickname
Sources

Correction to obituary notification quoted previously

Date2 Mar 2020 17:38:31
ContributormiAmigo
ChangesChanges to nickname
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Obituary - ' Memphis Commercial' - of mother (29.10.209)

Date7 Nov 2017 15:23:07
ContributorED-BB
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, biography, events, person associations and place associations
Sources

US census 1930
ABMC website

Date27 Sep 2014 18:25:50
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / book: Hell on High Ground, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 281-2