James F Goodman

Military
media-41697.jpeg UPL 41697 "Capt. James F. Goodman and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group pose beside their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England. Capt. Goodman piloted the lead aircraft on the mission to Le Bourget airdrome near Paris, France on 16th June 1944."

Rear L-R: Jim Goodman, Harry Bowman, Julius Pickoff, Unkn, Unkn, Walt Haberer.

Front L-R: John Farmer, Burt Markle, Jim Graham, Carlton Giese, Foster Dewees.

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Object Number - UPL 41697 - "Capt. James F. Goodman and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group pose beside their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force...

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John Oliver Farmer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06861113
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight engineer

Burton Arthur Markle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32492715
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist gunner

Aircraft

42-32012

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shark Tooth
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=30

James F Goodman: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 41696 - The first crew of the 401st Bomb Group to return...

Object number: UPL 41697 - "Capt. James F. Goodman and crew of the 612th Bomb...