Thomas Essie Barket

Military

Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF USAAF. Killed following mid-air collision with B-24 42-50359 'TARFU' from Seething 13-Mar-45.



Awards: PH

Connections

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Tarfu
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Galloping Catastrophe
  • Unit: 65th Fighter Wing 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bodney airfield, looking south east, the barrack sites are in the top centre of the image, 8 June 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/369. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Florida, USA 27 July 1922 Son of Essie and Fudtha Barket.

Enlisted

Jacksonville, FL, USA 18 September 1942 Jacksonville, Florida

Based

Transferred

12 November 1944 - 5 February 1945 Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Transferred

Halesworth IP19, UK 5 February 1945 - 13 March 1945 Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Seething, Norwich NR15, UK 13 March 1945 Killed in P-47 42-8496 following mid-air collision with B-24 42-50359 'TARFU' from Seething 13-Mar-45.

Other

Transferred

Halesworth IP19, UK Transferred to 5ERS, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Transferred

Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK Transferred to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Evergreen Cemetery Jacksonville Duval County FL Re-Interred Evergreen Cemetery Jacksonville Duval County Florida, USA

Revisions

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Added a connection to A/C #42-50359 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list