In the 1943-45 log book of Don McBride, Thomas listed his home address as: Loomis (Thomas) California From The Dragon's Wings, quoting Capt Don McBride, "June 8: Tom Loomis and crew killed today when #85 blew apart in the air over Kunming during an instrument letdown. I was making a final approach when his burning plane fell past the nose of my ship. It was in several pieces. Ashes and burned parts fell all around us." (delayed from May 21, 1944)  names mentioned: Capt. Jack Brown from Ulysses, Kansas Co-Pilot Capt. Lyman S. Loomis of ZanesVille, Ohio Radio operator Earl C. Knight of Upper Montclair, New Jersey  or would like to be added to the CNAC e-mail distribution list, please let the CNAC Web Editor, Tom Moore, know. Thanks! |