Pin, Cotter
- Object Name:
- Pin, Cotter
- Object ID:
- 2021.035.15
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Description:
- Cotter pin, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II. From a B-24 bomber. Tied to printed paper tag: "To be removed after bomb has / been placed in dropping gear / and arming wire inserted. / If bomb is not dropped, replace / pin before removing arming wire." Back of tag stamped "PATRICK J. FOY / 12 LENAPE DRIVE / ROSELAND, NJ 07068".
- Material:
- Metal
Aluminum
Paper - Dimensions:
- W-0.3 L-1.25 D-0.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Elliott A. Thompson (1920-2012) of Canterbury, NH, who served as First Lieutenant and B-24 pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. His bomber was shot down over Italy on January 31, 1944. He parachuted out, was captured, and held as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany, until the camp was liberated on April 30, 1945.
The donor is the daughter of Elliott A. Thompson. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Sue Ellen Thompson
- People:
- Thompson, Elliott A. (1920-2012)
- Subjects:
- World War II, Prisoners of war, Air pilots, Aviators, Bombers, Bombs
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