Thomas L Hayes Jr

Military

Object Number - UPL 26226 - Maj Tom Hayes 357th FG

Native of Portland, Oregon.
Flew P-39 Airacobras with the 35th FG in New Guinea - 2 ground kills 1942-43.

Flew P-51B/Ds in ETO. Was CO of the 364th FS and Deputy CO of the 357th FG.
8.5 air kills.

B/G USAF retired.

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Units served with

People

A crew chief of the 357th Fighter Group with a P-51 nicknamed "Cathy Mae II" flown by Dale E. Karger. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crew Chief of Karger's plane.'

Dale E Karger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-822187
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A 364th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang (C5-N, serial number 44-13318) nicknamed "Frenesi" after the war.

44-13318

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Frenesi, B.K's Battle Buggy
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Revisions

Date29 Oct 2021 21:26:49
Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation and wording in the "Summary biography" to aid readability and understanding.

Date9 Feb 2017 22:11:48
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Date13 Feb 2015 15:12:21
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See Littlefriends: http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/357thfg.php?action=list_records&sort_ord…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:26:03
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ChangesAAM ingest
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45

Thomas L Hayes: Gallery (3 items)

Captain Davis T. Perron, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas L. Jr. "Tommy" Hayes, Captain Glendon V. "GV" Davis and Major Donald H. Bochkay of the 357th Fighter group celebrate the number of victories they achieved on the last mission, 6 March 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse wrongly identifies airman on the far right as 'Captain Clarence E "Bud" Anderson'.

Object number: FRE 478 - Captain Davis T. Perron, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas...

Lt Col Thomas Hayes Jr stands with a P-51 Mustang of the 357th Fighter Group. Image stamped on reverse with SHAEF field censor, 16 Aug 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'US Shuttle Boys. Fighter Pilots of an 8th AAF Mustang station in England. US Shuttle Boys Fighter Pilots of Col. Donald W. Graham's Eighth Fighter Command Gorup, who escorted bombers to Russia on the Army Air Forces' second shuttle bombing completed their trip without losing a bomber or fighter and with seven victories to their credit. La

Object number: FRE 481 - Lt Col Thomas Hayes Jr stands with a P-51 Mustang...

Object number: UPL 26226 - Maj Tom Hayes 357th FG