Sunday, January 31, 2010

"Thumper" Crew Back From The Pacific

Source: Milwaukee Journal, Tuesday July 31, 1945

"The crew of Thumper the first B-29 to return to America from the Pacific War,
landed at Billy Mitchell at 10:15 AM..."
Read the rest of the story in this document.

Note: "Pappy" Haynes was trained at Pratt Army Air Field in WW II.
Here is a photo of "Pappy" Haynes during that time period:

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