Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Francis D. Thornhill

Navigator on the Straight FlushHiroshima Mission

Tinian IslandWendover, UT
509th Composite GroupHiroshima MissionManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
The Straight Flush

Francis D. Thornhill served as a captain in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was the navigator on the Straight Flush during the Hiroshima mission.

Related Profiles

W. E. Young

Oak Ridge, TN

W. E. Young worked for the J.A. Jones Construction Company.

J. B. Miles

B Reactor/100 Area

Miles worked in the 100 D Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project.

Charles E. Schwab

Tinian Island

Charles E. Schwab served as a private first class in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a member of the ground crew regularly assigned to the B-29 Next Objective.

Howard A. Fleischman

Tinian Island

Howard A. Fleischman served in the 390th Air Service Group.