William Cowart

Military
media-36982.jpeg UPL 36982 Wreck of the B-24D, Thar She Blows, 41-23658. 8 Mar 43. The plane was on loan. Crew : Pilot Maj. William Cowart - CoPilot Lt. John Kemp - Navigator Lt. James Steeg - Bombardier Lt. Thomas Dick - Radio Operator TSgt John Carroll - Engineer Sgt. Gerard Sullivan - RWGunner SSgt. Merrill Demas - LWGunner SSgt. Lloyd Adelsberger - Top Turret Gunner Sgt. Raymond Wolf - Tail Gunner Sgt. Wilbert Clifford -

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Object Number - UPL 36982 - Wreck of the B-24D, Thar She Blows, 41-23658. 8 Mar 43. The plane was on loan. Crew : Pilot Maj. William Cowart - CoPilot Lt. John Kemp - ...

On March 8, 1943, the B-24D, named, Thar She Blows, 41-23658, crash landed at Gibraltar Farms in Kent, U.K. The plane was returning from a mission to Rouen, France, with battle damage. The pilot, Major William Cowart, Bombardier Thomas Dick, returned with all crew members injured. 8 Mar 43.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

People

Colonel Frank A. Armstrong of the 97th Bomb Group in the cockpit of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Photographed by US Army Air Air Forces.' [caption], 'US Official Phot No. USB 230. (WA) Distributed by the Ministry of Information.' [caption] 'USAA(BRI)CCC:TYPE.' [written annotation] Printed caption on reverse: 'LEADER OF THE US BOMBING ATTACK ON WILHELMSHAVEN. Photo shows:- Col. Frank A. Armstrong of Asheville N.C. who led the bombing attack on Wilhelmshaven- the first American air a

Frank Alton Armstrong

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-17459
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Commanding Officer

Peter Beasley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Bomber Command Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Chief of Supply

Merrill E Demas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Harris B Hull

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Headquarters (Eighth Air Force)
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Combat Intelligence Officer

Aircraft

41-23658

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Thar She Blows
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Cowart, Virginia

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Best Web - B-24 - Thar She Blows - 41-23658

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Details added. - Kickapoo

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Lee Cunningham 2-Dec-2015. Made connections to Units, Place and Mission based on "The Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey. MBE.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p.90, Ted's Travelling Circus by Cal Stewart pp. 83-84

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