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Subject: Ga-Hall-Banks Co. Military (Thompson)
Date: 10 Jan 2005 09:04:09 -0000


Hall-Banks County GaArchives Military Records.....Thompson, M/Sgt. Luther February 26 1944
ww2 20thAAF, 58th Bomb Wing, 262nd Bomb Group
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Iris Thompson Fry January 10, 2005, 9:04 am

Military History Assignment
Feb. 26th, 1944...Project 98070, also known as the Pathfinder Project using
airplane YB-41-369363(I have the orders and picture of the crew) left Marietta,
Ga. for Bayamon P.R. to go by southern route.
March 1, 1944: Ordered back to take northern route to UK.
March 6, 1944: Left Gander to St. Mawgens
March8, 1944: To Bassingbourn...Flew to British and American bases testing
runways for weight carrying capacity and letting the Germans take a picture at
high altitude...the object to make the Germans think the B29's were to be used
against them. The airplane was shown to many visitors such as Churchill,
Eiserhower, Tony Spatts, Chief Air Marshall Tedder, etc.
April 1, 1944: Left St. Mawgens for Marrikesh at 00:56 and flew 2 hours east
before turning south to Marrikesh.
April 2, 1944: Left Marrikesh to Cairo
April 5, 1944: Cairo to Karachi
April 6, 1944: Karachi to Kharagphur and met there by K. B. Wolfe

Additional Comments:
My father:
M/Sgt. Luther Thompson was on this mission. His Military service spans from
Jan. 16, 1923 to Nov. 23, 1953.
Iris Thompson Fry
daughter

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