Long Island Sound – March 11, 1944
P-47 Thunderbolt – U.S. Air Force Photo
At 8:00 A.M. on the morning of March 11, 1944, a flight of two army P-47 fighter planes took off from Bradley Field in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, for what was to be an intercept training mission. The two P-47s were it intercept a flight of six B-24 bombers over New London, Connecticut, at nine o’clock.
One of the P-47s, (Ser. No. 43-25406), was being piloted by Captain Thomas M. Boulware, (23-24), of South Carolina.
While in the area of New London, Captain Buolware’s aircraft engine suddenly began trailing smoke and flames. He successfully bailed out of the aircraft, and he and the plane came down in Long Island Sound, but he perished before he could be rescued.
Captain Boulware is buried in Barnwell County Memorial Cemetery, in Barnwell, South Carolina. To see a photo of Captain Boulware, click here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107881672/thomas-mccullough-boulware
Sources:
Book:, “Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents In The United States, 1941-1945”, by Anthony J. Mireles, C. 2006.
www.findagrave.com
The Wilmington Morning Star,(No. Carolina), “Killed In Action”, March 12, 1944, page 13
