42-39971 Little Chum
NO MACR
The crew named this plane after the right waist gunner, Ralph Goschey,
who was a small guy. "Little Chum" broke up in a thunderstorm Apr 21,
1944 and crashed near Hoxne, Suffolk, England. 6 killed, 4 parachuted
to safety. Plane was condemned after crash from battle damage and
scrapped for parts on Apr 24, 1944.
Crew on April 21, 1944
Little Chum after crash.
Little Chum crew. Click on picture
to get full size. Many thanks to
Karen Capellman, niece of 1LT
Dixson Wands.