Goodman's Crew

Following a mid-air collision on his third mission as a 1st pilot on 27SEP44, LT Goodman was reassigned as a 2nd pilot and flew with others as the 1st pilot. It's conjectured that LT Goodman requested this action. He did complete his final three missions as a 1st pilot. LT Stehle flew with other crews and was reunited with Goodman on his last mission.

CREW INFO
Name	Rank	Position	First Mission	Last Mission	Status
George L. Goodman	2LT	Pilot	21/09/44	17/02/45	Completed tour.
Fred T. Stehle	2LT	Pilot	21/09/44	14/02/45	Completed tour.
William T. Winship	2LT	Navigator	21/09/44	04/03/45	Completed tour with other crews.
Edward M. Borger	LT	Bombardier	21/09/44	06/02/45	Completed tour with other crews.
Columbus E. Ford	SGT	Flight Engineer	21/09/44	06/02/45	Completed tour with the Frese crew.
Robert M. Rock	SGT	Radio Operator	21/09/44	06/02/45	Completed tour with the Frese crew.
James E. McDonald	SGT	Waist	21/09/44	01/02/45	Completed tour with the Frese crew.
V. E. Ratermann	SGT	Ball	21/09/44	06/02/45	Completed tour with the Frese crew.
D. L. Rantschler	SGT	Tail	21/09/44	02/10/44	Completed only four missions. Status unknown.

MISSION INFO
MISSION	DATE	NAME	ID	S/N	TYPE
080	09/21/44		TN	43-38194	B17G
081	09/25/44	Smokey Stover	TD	43-37916	B17G
083	09/27/44	The Blue Fairy (Flippy?)	TJ	43-37942	B17G
143	02/14/45		TL	43-38040	B17G
144	02/15/45	The Blue Fairy (Flippy?)	TJ	43-37942	B17G
146	02/17/45		TL	43-38040	B17G

Created 09/10/99	Modified 12/23/16
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