Thomas P Mayo

Military

Shot down 16 February 1943 in B-17F 41-24611 'Boomerang' while serving as Co-Pilot. He baled out of the aircraft near Pleucadeuc, France and managed to evade capture returning to England on 28-Mar-1943. Assigned target was St. Nazaire, France. Downed by fighters about 17 miles east of Vannes, France. Evaded.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24611

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Boomerang
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Evaded

France 16 February 1943 - 28 March 1943 Baled out near Pleucadeuc, France ans managed to evade capture returning to England on 28-Mar-43. The evasion is documented on Escape & Evasion Report #23 which mat be viewed at: http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-23.pdf

Born

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Feb-2015 . Added SN per MACR 16236; Added Evaded event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) Escape & Evasion Report #23; Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission and added decoration within existing website data; Added crew position and minor edits to Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16236 / MACR 16236 Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Heys p. 78 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database