Flight Engineer / Top turret. Assigned to 570th Bomb Sqn, 390th Bomb Grp. 12 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 42-97407 'Asterisk' 30-Nov-44; mid-air collision with B-17 44-8080 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11136
Goodwin's bomber had a mid-air collision with A/C 44-8080 after the latter had been hit by flak over the target at 1318 hours. The plane caught fire and broke apart before hitting the ground. Three men were thrown free from aircraft when the ships collided. They survived the crash and ended up POW. The remaining 6 crew members were KIA.
Goodwin's bomber had a mid-air collision with A/C 44-8080 after the latter had been hit by flak over the target at 1318 hours. The plane caught fire and broke apart before hitting the ground. Three men were thrown free from aircraft when the ships collided. They survived the crash and ended up POW. The remaining 6 crew members were KIA.
Flight Engineer / Top turret. Assigned to 570th Bomb Sqn, 390th Bomb Grp. 12 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 42-97407 'Asterisk' 30-Nov-44; mid-air collision with B-17 44-8080 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11136
Goodwin's bomber had a mid-air collision with A/C 44-8080 after the latter had been hit by flak over the target at 1318 hours. The plane caught fire and broke apart before hitting the ground. Three men were thrown free from aircraft when the ships collided. They survived the crash and ended up POW. The remaining 6 crew members were KIA.
Goodwin's bomber had a mid-air collision with A/C 44-8080 after the latter had been hit by flak over the target at 1318 hours. The plane caught fire and broke apart before hitting the ground. Three men were thrown free from aircraft when the ships collided. They survived the crash and ended up POW. The remaining 6 crew members were KIA.
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Entered the service from Ohio.
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