Name |
John Clarence Thornton |
Born |
1918-Sep-27 |
Died |
1944-Mar-12 |
e-mail |
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Date |
Post |
Action |
1943-Jan-30 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 3.3 hours |
1943-Jan-31 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: Training (reserve students) - 3.4 hours |
1943-Feb-01 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 3.4 hours |
1943-Feb-02 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 2.9 hours |
1943-Feb-03 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: Training (reserve students) - 3.1 hours |
1943-Feb-04 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 3.1 hours |
1943-Feb-05 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: Training (reserve students) - 3.3 hours |
1943-Feb-06 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 3.0 hours |
1943-Feb-08 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 3.2 hours |
1943-Feb-09 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 3.0 hours |
1943-Feb-10 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: Training (reserve students) - 2.4 hours |
1943-Feb-11 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 3.5 hours |
1943-Feb-12 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: Training (reserve students) - 3.0 hours |
1943-Feb-15 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) / night - 3.4 hours |
1943-Feb-18 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 5.9 hours |
1943-Feb-19 |
Navigator? |
Flight: Training (reserve students) - 6.4 hours |
1943-Feb-20 |
Navigator? |
Flight: Training (reserve students) - 6.4 hours |
1943-Feb-22 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 2.2 hours |
1943-Feb-22 |
Navigator? |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 6.2 hours |
1943-Feb-23 |
Navigator? |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 1.5 hours |
1943-Feb-23 |
Pilot (student) |
Flight: training (reserve students) - 2.7 hours |
1943-Mar-25 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: special - 3.0 hours |
1943-Mar-27 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 3.0 hours |
1943-Mar-28 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training - 3.4 hours |
1943-Mar-29 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / instrument - 3.2 hours |
1943-Mar-30 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training - 2.5 hours |
1943-Mar-31 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training - 3.3 hours |
1943-Apr-01 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / instrument - 3.0 hours |
1943-Apr-02 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / gunnery / bombing - 3.8 hours |
1943-Apr-04 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / bombing / gunnery / torpedo - 2.6 hours |
1943-Apr-05 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / bombing / gunnery / torpedo - 3.3 hours |
1943-Apr-06 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / bombing / gunnery - 3.0 hours |
1943-Apr-08 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / bombing / gunnery / torpedo - 2.6 hours |
1943-Apr-09 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / bombing / gunnery / torpedo - 3.0 hours |
1943-Apr-09 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / night - 3.4 hours |
1943-Apr-11 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / bombing / gunnery / torpedo - 2.5 hours |
1943-Apr-12 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / bombing / gunnery - 2.3 hours |
1943-Apr-13 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / tactics - 3.0 hours |
1943-Apr-14 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / tactics - 3.7 hours |
1943-Apr-14 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / night - 3.5 hours |
1943-Apr-17 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / tactics - 2.3 hours |
1943-Apr-17 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / night - 3.0 hours |
1943-Apr-18 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / bombing / gunnery - 1.7 hours |
1943-Apr-19 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training - 4.0 hours |
1943-Apr-20 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: Test - 2.7 hours |
1943-Apr-24 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 2.7 hours |
1943-Apr-26 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 2.3 hours |
1943-Apr-27 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / bombing / gunnery - 2.0 hours |
1943-Apr-28 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing / gunnery / torpedo - 2.8 hours |
1943-Apr-29 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing / gunnery / torpedo - 3.8 hours |
1943-May-01 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing / gunnery / torpedo - 3.0 hours |
1943-May-02 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing / gunnery / torpedo - 1.8 hours |
1943-May-03 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing / gunnery - 2.5 hours |
1943-May-04 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing / gunnery - 3.3 hours |
1943-May-05 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing / gunnery - 2.0 hours |
1943-May-06 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: Patrol / instrument - 2.8 hours |
1943-May-10 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / instrument - 3.4 hours |
1943-May-12 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / night - 3.0 hours |
1943-May-13 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / instrument - 3.2 hours |
1943-May-13 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: training / night - 2.0 hours |
1943-May-14 |
Pilot |
Flight: training / instrument - 3.1 hours |
1943-May-16 |
Pilot |
Flight: training / instrument - 3.6 hours |
1943-May-17 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: navigation - 6.0 hours |
1943-May-18 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: navigation - 4.1 hours |
1943-May-19 |
Pilot |
Flight: navigation - 4.1 hours |
1943-May-20 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: navigation / night - 3.7 hours |
1943-May-21 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: extended - 8.0 hours |
1943-May-22 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: extended - 9.0 hours |
1943-May-23 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: extended - 6.5 hours |
1943-May-24 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: extended - 2.1 hours |
1943-Jun-11 |
Co-pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 2.0 hours |
1943-Jun-15 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation / utility / extended - 5.3 hours |
1943-Jun-16 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation / utility / extended - 6.7 hours |
1943-Jun-17 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 6.5 hours |
1943-Jun-19 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 9.2 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Jun-20 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 9.3 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Jun-21 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 9.6 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Jun-25 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 9.6 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Jun-26 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 9.0 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Jun-27 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 9.6 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Jun-30 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 6.7 hours |
1943-Jul-07 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 7.7 hours |
1943-Aug-08 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 1.5 hours |
1943-Aug-11 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 2.0 hours |
1943-Aug-12 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 5.0 hours |
1943-Aug-17 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 19.1 hours |
1943-Aug-21 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 8.2 hours. "Take off - 1813 GCT (0743 TH). Landed - 0300 GCT (0430 TH)" |
1943-Aug-22 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 7.0 hours. Take off 1845. Landed 0140" |
1943-Aug-24 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 10.9 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Aug-26 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 11.2 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Aug-30 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 11.1 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Sep-01 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Night - 13.0 hours. "Scout patrol (night)" |
1943-Sep-03 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Night - 14.4 hours. "Scout patrol (night)" |
1943-Sep-05 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Night - 13.0 hours. "Scout patrol (night)" |
1943-Sep-06 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Night - 12.7 hours. "Scout patrol (night)" |
1943-Sep-09 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Night - 12.0 hours |
1943-Sep-11 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 8.2 hours. "Ferry hop"; "748 mi" |
1943-Sep-12 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 9.1 hours. "Ferry hop"; "970 mi" |
1943-Sep-13 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 8.2 hours. "Ferry hop"; "(Engine out)" |
1943-Sep-15 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 6.7 hours. "Ferry hop" |
1943-Sep-16 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 12.2 hours. "Scout patrol"; "Baker pat[rol?]" |
1943-Sep-18 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Night - 12.4 hours. "Scout patrol (night)"; "Baker patrol (night)" |
1943-Sep-20 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 12.0 hours |
1943-Oct-04 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 2.2 hours |
1943-Oct-05 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 11.0 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Oct-07 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 2.3 hours |
1943-Oct-08 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 2.2 hours |
1943-Oct-12 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 9.5 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Oct-17 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 8.5 hours |
1943-Oct-18 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 11.2 hours |
1943-Oct-19 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 5.0 hours |
1943-Oct-21 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 6.2 hours |
1943-Oct-22 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 6.9 hours |
1943-Oct-23 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 8.3 hours |
1943-Oct-24 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 9.9 hours |
1943-Oct-28 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 0.5 hours |
1943-Oct-29 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 2.2 hours |
1943-Oct-29 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 2.0 hours |
1943-Oct-30 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 2.0 hours |
1943-Oct-31 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 12.0 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Nov-03 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 11.0 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Nov-08 |
Pilot |
Flight: training / night - 2.4 hours. "Night bounce" |
1943-Nov-10 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 8.3 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Nov-12 |
Pilot |
Flight: training / night - 2.3 hours. "Night bounce (SNAFU)" |
1943-Nov-13 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 11.7 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Nov-16 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 11.1 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Nov-24 |
Pilot |
Flight: familiarization - 2.1 hours |
1943-Nov-28 |
Pilot |
Flight - 0.8 hours. "Test hop" |
1943-Nov-29 |
Pilot |
Flight - 2.1 hours. "Test hop" |
1943-Dec-02 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Night - 7.2 hours. "Night patrol" |
1943-Dec-04 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 10.5 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Dec-07 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 10.3 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Dec-09 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 5.0 hours |
1943-Dec-18 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 9.5 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Dec-20 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 11.8 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Dec-23 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 10.0 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1943-Dec-25 |
Pilot |
Flight: test - 0.4 hours |
1943-Dec-26 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing - 1.6 hours. "H.A.B." [High-Altitude Bombing?] |
1943-Dec-27 |
Pilot |
Flight: instrument - 1.7 hours |
1943-Dec-29 |
Pilot |
Flight: test - 0.8 hours |
1943-Dec-29 |
Pilot |
Flight: test - 0.3 hours |
1943-Dec-30 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 9.3 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1944-Jan-02 |
Pilot |
Flight: test - 2.1 hours. "Engine run-in" |
1944-Jan-03 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing - 3.1 hours. "H.A.B." [High-Altitude Bombing?] |
1944-Jan-03 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing - 2.5 hours. "H.A.B. Night" [High-Altitude Bombing?] |
1944-Jan-05 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing - 0.8 hours. "H.A.B." [High-Altitude Bombing?] |
1944-Jan-06 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing - 2.5 hours. "H.A.B." [High-Altitude Bombing?] |
1944-Jan-07 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing - 2.6 hours. "H.A.B." [High-Altitude Bombing?] |
1944-Jan-09 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 7.0 hours. "Extended Hop" |
1944-Jan-10 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 9.2 hours. "Extended Hop" |
1944-Jan-11 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing / night - 12.0 hours. "Special bombing night" |
1944-Jan-13 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 13.9 hours. "Extended Hop" [via Heron Haven?] |
1944-Jan-16 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 9.7 hours. "Scout patrol" |
1944-Jan-17 |
Pilot |
Flight: special - 2.6 hours. "Special" |
1944-Mar-11 |
Pilot |
Flight. Shot down during aerial combat on northeast coast of New Guinea. |
Publication |
Page |
Log Book: Thornton, John C. |
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Biography |