UPL 44713
IMAGE1st Lt Eugene J. Timony, 63FS, 56FG, 8AF. "Loco-Busters return to base in England after strafing Paris, France -- Fighters of the Eighth Air Force, over six hundred of them, continued the attack against German transport, 17 August 1944. One thousand railroad cars and other targets were destroyed or damaged in the area surrounding the battle lines. In the cockpit of his Republic Thunderbolt after his return from Loco-busting, is 2Lt Eugene J. Timony of Lakewood Ohio."
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15131633 / O-815787
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot