41-23794 Railway Express
B-24D 41-23794 "Railway Express" 44BG/67BS was despatched on 15-Feb-43 to bomb the port facilities and Dunkirk, France. The aircraft was damaged by flak over the target and crashed into the sea off the coast at Dunkirk, France. 11KIA MACR 16003.
P 1Lt Rufus A. Oliphant (KIA); CP 2Lt Charles E. Wilkes (KIA)
N 1Lt Charles B. Franklin (KIA); B 2Lt Charles W. Bryant (KIA)
E/TTG TSgt Clyde Littell (KIA); RO TSgt Harry B. Bruns (KIA)
AE SSgt Cecil D. Goddard (KIA); AG Sgt Albert L. Boutin (KIA)
AG Sgt Woodrow Lawley (KIA); TG SSgy Richard E. Frye (KIA)
AG SSgt William Douthit (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20135511
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727309
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13044534
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34261978
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-789463
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Missions
- Date: 15 February 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
Dunkirk, France | 15 February 1943 | Shot down by flak and crashed into the English Channel just off Dunkirk, France. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 29-Jan-2015. All additions based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE and MACR 16003; formatted crew display.
MACR 16003 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database