41-28747 Gruesome Goose
466th BG - 787th BS
One of the original assigned aircraft of the 466th BG. She was assigned to the John Woolnough Crew 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Archives
The B-24H “Gruesome Goose” while on a mission to bomb Mourmelon-Sur-Marne Ammuniton Dump in France ditched over the Channel with the loss of all 10 on board.
The crew of its final mission on 12 Aug 1944 were:
Pilot: 2Lt. Phillip R Hammond
Co-pilot: 2Lt. Robert H Council
Navigator: 2Lt. David K Reed
Bombardier: 2Lt. John N Whitt
Engineer: T/Sgt. James T Bass
Radio Operator: Sgt. Ernest F Feltz
Ball Turret Gunner: S/Sgt. Lewis L Barrett
Left Waist Gunner: Sgt. Owen C Flower
Right Waist Gunner: Sgt. Alfred Aloisi
Tail Gunner: Sgt. Joseph R McGinniss
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36035236
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34097849
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14020893
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768008
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Missions
- Date: 12 August 1944
- Date: 22 March 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 12 August 1944 |
Revisions
Account of the mission from Tom Fullam, Library and Information Assistant for the 2nd Air Division Memorial office in England via Steve Anderson.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=40852081 via researcher Steve Anderson.
MACR 7911 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database