42-3284 Guess Who?
Delivered Denver 23/4/43; Bangor 31/5/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG; 413BS/96BG Snetterton 12/6/43; Missing in Action Huls 22/6/43 with Cyril Morrison, Co-pilot: Gadsen Ford, Navigator: Fred Alexander, Bombardier: John Kerr, Radio Operator: Ray Howerter, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Keith Moyes, Ball turret gunner: Bob Garrett, Waist gunner: Keith Kay, Waist gunner: Jim Ward, Tail gunner: Warren Goodwin (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, flak hit caused explosion crashed near Wesel, Ger. No MACR; GUESS WHO?
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner and Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Missions
- Date: 22 June 1943
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-45-dl-42-3284-42…
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata and Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing. 1996. pages 29, 31, 295