Thomas S Vaughan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

17-Apr-43 Appointed as 303BG/360BS Operations Officer.



Shot down 29 May 1943 in B-17 41-24602 "Yardbird", 303BG/360BS while serving as Co-Pilot on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).



Mission participations (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) See Biography events











Connections

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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

41-24602

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yardbird II
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Two airmen of the 303rd Bomb Group admire the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Iza Vailable". Printed caption removed from reverse. On reverse: Keystone Press Agency, 'Sacred' and U.S. Official Photograph O.W.I. [Stamps].

42-2973

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Iza Vailable
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Mission #1, 1LT Thomas S. Vaughan, w/B-17F 41-24559, 303BG/360BS - Recalled

Hamm, Germany 14 February 1943 Served as an Observer on B-17F 41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marsahlling yards at Hamm, Germany. Severes cold and weathed forced Wing Command to recall the entire 303BG formation. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #2, 1LT Thomas S. Vaughan, w/B-17F 42-2973, 303BG/360BS

Brest, France 27 February 1943 Served as a Photographer on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the port area and U-Boat pens at Brest, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #3, 1LT Thomas S. Vaughan, w/B-17F 42-2973, 303BG/360BS - Aborted

Rennes, France 8 March 1943 Served as an Observer on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rennes, France. RTB OK.

Other

Killed in Action

Saint-Nazaire, France 29 May 1943

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 8-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/021.pdf

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 27-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/018.pdf

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 14-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/015.pdf

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Added Operations OFficer and loss details to Summray Biography. Made connections to AIrcraft (through 31-Mar-43) and Missions (through 31-Mar-43) per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian , Joseph E. Trojan crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/360trojan.html

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, http://303rdbg.com/rost-tuv.html#T