Thomas M O'Donnell

Military

Completed 35 missions as B-17 Pilot, Plane flown B-17 #42-38050 'The Thunderbird' is depicted in a mural on display at the National Air & Space Museum.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38050

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thunder Bird
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Died

23 August 2009

Revisions

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Added a connection to A/C #42-38050 listed in the "Summary biography".

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8th AF News Volume 09 Number 4 Pg 38, <

href="http://www.303rdbg.com/359o%20donnell.html">http://www.303rdbg.com/359o donnell.html>> / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia