Name |
Tom Benton |
Born |
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Date |
Post |
Action |
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Co-pilot |
Flight: patrol. Port engine disintegrated. Landed safely at Rennell Island. Gave tour of plane to 150+ local inhabitants. Plane taken aboard transport ship for return to Espiritu Santo. Took nice nap during General Quarters while destroyer escort attacked enemy submarine. |
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Pilot |
Flight: Ferry - Espiritu Santo to Hawaii. Forced down by hurricane at Suva, Fiji. Rode out storm under power, tied to buoy. |
1942-Jun-06 |
Pilot |
Flight: Test - 0.4 hours. "Test" |
1942-Aug-10 |
Pilot |
Flight: search for survivors after disastrous Battle of Savo Island. |
1942-Sep-01 |
Pilot |
Flight: transport ill personnel to Kaneohe, Territory of Hawaii. |
1943-Oct-17 |
Pilot |
Flight: rescue. Picked up downed PV pilot on Japanese-held Choiseul (Island). Delivered a ton of rice to the natives who had hidden the pilot. |
Publication |
Page |
Log Book: Ogden, James R. |
047 |
191 |
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201 |
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204 |
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253 |
Biography |