Fleming Clark Goolsby
MilitaryFleming Goolsby was assigned to the 97th Bomb Group/414th Bomb Squadron. He was Co-Pilot of "Birmingham Blitzkrieg" on VIII Bomber Command's first Heavy Bomber raid to Rouen, France on 17 August 1942. Transferred to North Africa with the 97thBG, he was Co-pilot of 41-24413, also named "Birmingham Blitzkrieg" when it was lost to Flak and exploded in mid-air on a mission to Biskra, Tunisia, 26 December 1942. Fleming Goolsby and all nine other men on board were killed. To this day, all ten are still listed as Missing In Action (MIA).
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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: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14055301 at enlistment, then O-436494
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11041054
- Role/Job: Photographer/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6149246
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17019902
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12032320 at enlistment, then O-724178
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: North Africa American Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States | 25 November 1917 | the son of Robert Gary Goolsby and Frances (Moorman) Goolsby |
Enlisted |
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, United States | 11 July 1941 | as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps |
Died |
Tunisia, North Africa | 26 December 1942 | in the loss of B-17 41-24413 |
Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, United States | |||
Other Memorialized |
on the Tablets of the Missing |
Revisions
MACR 16150
Research on crew of 41-24413
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
WWII USAAF Casualties for Smyth County, Virginia
ABMC website