Lloyd A Thornell

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) crashed into North Sea on during a support mission to Wilhelmshaven in P-47D #42-75135. Earlier, Aug 16, 1943 on returning from a Ramrod mission to France landed wheels up at first field sighted out of gas in P47 42-8372



DFC, AM w/ 3Oak Leaf Cluster, PH

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron Headquarters (66th Fighter Wing)

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

3 February 1944

Born

New York State

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 3 February 1944

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Corrected typos

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2125 / MACR 2125, 8th AF Losses, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 236, ABMC / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list