Hilton O Thompson
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1st Lieutenant Hilton O. Thompson was born December 7, 1919. His next of kin were his wife, Marie Thompson, and his parents, Jesse and Stella Thompson. His hometown was Bernice, Louisiana.
On July 19, 1945, he was the Pilot of P-51 tail 44-15380 of the 479th Fighter Group, 434th Fighter Squadron, when it went down over the English Channel on a practice dive-bombing mission. He was credited as being the last pilot from the 8th Air Force to down a German plane in World War 2.
His remains were never recovered.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
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Born |
Bernice, LA 71222, USA | 7 December 1919 | 1st Lieutenant Hilton O. Thompson was born December 7, 1919. His next of kin were his wife, Marie Thompson, and his parents, Jesse and Stella Thompson. His hometown was Bernice, Louisiana. |
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Died |
English Channel | 19 July 1945 | On July 19, 1945, he was the Pilot of P-51 tail 44-15380 of the 479th Fighter Group, 434th Fighter Squadron, when it went down over the English Channel on a practice dive-bombing mission. He was credited as being the last pilot from the 8th Air Force to down a German plane in World War 2. His remains were never recovered. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia