Tom Fitzsimmons completed his combat tour with the 486th then transferred to the 55th FG and the 3rd SF to fly P51s. He was killed in action while assigned to the 3rd SF. |
| CREW INFO | |||||
| Name | Rank | Position | First Mission | Last Mission | Status |
| Fitzsimmons, Tom L. | Pilot | KIA | |||
| Abendroth, Luverne F. | Pilot | ||||
| Todd, J. K. | Pilot | ||||
| Hoefner, Charles W. | Navigator | ||||
| Gillespie, William W. | Pin Point Navigator | ||||
| Connolly, Patrick J. | Bombardier | ||||
| Davis, James C. | Flight Engineer | ||||
| Wendte, Marvin L. | Radio Operator | ||||
| Ahterton, John H. | Ball | ||||
| Stovall, Jesse D. | Waist | ||||
| McLendon, Jesse M. | Tail | ||||
| McNew, Victor H. | Crew Chief | ||||
| MISSION INFO | |||||
| MISSION | DATE | NAME | ID | S/N | TYPE |
| 001 | 05/07/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 003 | 05/09/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 004 | 05/11/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 005 | 05/20/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 007 | 05/24/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 008 | 05/25/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 011 | 05/29/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 013 | 05/31/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 015 | 06/06/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 019 | 06/08/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 021 | 06/12/44 | TR | 44-40300 | B24H | |
| 022 | 06/14/44 | Black Panther | TG | 42-52664 | B24H |
| 026 | 06/20/44 | Mike - Spirit of LSU | TM | 42-25731 | B24H |
| 027 | 06/20/44 | Mike - Spirit of LSU | TM | 42-25731 | B24H |
| 033 | 06/28/44 | Gemini | DD | 41-29490 | B24H |
| 042 | 07/09/44 | TT | 4x-xx299 | B24H | |
| 046 | 07/18/44 | TT | 4x-xx299 | B24H | |
| 050 | 08/01/44 | Pursuit of Happiness | TH | 37-37931 | B17G |
| 051 | 08/02/44 | Pursuit of Happiness | TH | 37-37931 | B17G |
| 053 | 08/04/44 | TS | 43-38140 | B17G | |
| 055 | 08/06/44 | Old Man's Folly | PJ | 43-37891 | B17G |
| 059 | 08/11/44 | TC | 43-37910 | B17G | |
| 062 | 08/15/44 | The Fertile Turtle | PG | 43-37943 | B17G |
| 067 | 08/26/44 | TS | 43-38140 | B17G | |
| 081 | 09/25/44 | TS | 43-38140 | B17G | |
| 082 | 09/26/44 | NS | 43-37800 | B17G | |
| 084 | 09/28/44 | TS | 43-38140 | B17G | |
| 085 | 10/02/44 | TS | 43-38140 | B17G | |
| Created 09/10/99 | Modified 12/23/16 |
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