Thomas W Jones
Military
Object Number - UPL 31531 - Roll-call of 353 FG Aces.
He had a very narrow escape over Tours 12 June 1944. He had been hit and was losing gas but made it to an RAF emergency landing strip. Just as he eased the plane onto the runway it burst into flames; he managed to get out with just minor burns.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
