Hugh J Goudelock
Military
Amended associations so that the pilot in the photo is the one whose record is association with this image.
Object Number - UPL 26634 - Lt. H. J Goudelock served as asst. Engineering staff for the 351st Fighter Group
December 13, 1943, on bomber support mission when left engine cut out over enemy territory, he nursed P-38H 42-67053 "Vivacious Vera", 55FG/343FS back to England escorted by other group members. Upon approach to Ludham, lost power in right engine and crashed into Ludham. Lt. Goudelock suffered concussion and shock. No civilian injuries.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Nicknames: Vivacious Vera
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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13 December 1943 | Crashed in the street of Ludham Village, UK upon return from a bomber escort mission when engines failed. | |
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Revisions
Lee Cunningham 25-Jul-2015. Made Connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission wihtin existing website data; added Crash event, A/C model letter A/C nickname and Unit association to Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bichop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster, Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 418, Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 420
