MACR PILOT: 2Lt Thomas F. Goupill - O-803185 |
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MACR: 01705 | FICHE : 00564 |
ORGANIZATION |
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LOCATION: AAF Station #139 | COMMAND: VIII AF | GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF |
SQUADRON: 418th BS | DETACHMENT: | |
DETAIL |
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DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 | INITIAL COURSE: ? | |
INTENDED DESTINATION: Munster | ||
MISSION TYPE:Operational |
WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT |
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CONDITION: 8/10 - 10/10 |
GIVE |
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DATE: 1943-12-22 | TIME: | LOCATION: Location and time unknown |
SPECIFY: Information not available |
CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS |
LOSS DUE TO : Other circumstances |
OTHER REASON FOR LOSS: Unknown |
AIRCRAFT: 42-31071 |
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TYPE: B-17 | SERIES: G | |
ENGINES: |
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MODEL: R-1820-97 | ||
A: SW-557 B: SW-680 C: SW-514 D: SW-312 |
INSTALLED WEAPONS: |
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A: 683833 B: 674999 C: 362116 D: 674995 |
E: 675195 F: 675192 G: 676881 H: 675005 |
I: 674303 J: 674223 K: 684538 L: 675012 |
PERSONS BELOW ARE LISTED AS: |
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CASUALTY TYPE: | Battle casualty | |
NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD: | ||
CREW: 10 | PASS: 0 | TOTAL: 10 |
PERSONNEL:
POSITION | NAME | RANK | SERIAL |
P1 | |||
P2 | Thomas F. Goupill | 2Lt | O-803185 |
CP | Tenvil H. Jackson | 2Lt | O-687302 |
NAV (N) | Gus J. Mink | 2Lt | O-809681 |
BOM (B) | Ralph Barker | 2Lt | O-751870 |
RAD | Robert E. Ramsey | SSgt | 13157641 |
ENG | Charles R. Gallagher | SSgt | 11095118 |
BAL | George J. Brassell | SSgt | 33322241 |
WG (W) | James G. McLamb | SSgt | 34665472 |
WG (W) | Edward r. Csech | Sgt | 16141338 |
TG (T) | Fred Thompson | Sgt | 18057680 |
PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT
None | ||
PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED
REASON: Original MACR field blank | OTHER: |
EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH
Report: This A/C took off as a spare and it is not reported by members of our group. It is not known with which group it flew |
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Second Witness: No Data | |
Report: |
DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH EFFORT
DETAIL:No search made. |
PREPARING OFFICER
PREPARED BY: CLAUDE L. HOSFORD 1st Lt Air Corps Personnel Officer
DATE PREPARED:
1943-12-24
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
REPORT:
1. Original MACR crew position #7 (BTG - Ball Turret) also listed as "Ass't Radio Opr". This crew took off as a spare and it is not known with which Group they flew, nor are any of the circumstances leading to it's loss known. Since Sgt Brassell's remains were recovered and buried at Cambridge, it could be assumed this A/C was lost in the Channel or North Sea.. jb