B-24J
Liberator 42-50668 of the 854th Bombardment Squadron, 491st Bombardment Group,
8th USAAF, flew into Black Hameldon, near Burnley on the 19th February 1945 whilst flying
from North Pickenham to B.A.D. 1 at Burtonwood.
Image: Mark Sheldon
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - If Applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Charles Albert Goeking |
1st Lieutenant |
Pilot |
Injured |
|
George H. Smith |
2nd Lieutenant |
Co-pilot |
Killed |
|
Frank
E. Bock |
1st
Lieutenant |
Navigator |
Killed |
|
Howard E. Denham |
Technical
Sergeant |
Flight Engineer |
Killed |
|
Leslie E. Johnson |
Technical Sergeant |
Radio Operator |
Injured |
|
Joseph B. Walker III |
2nd Lieutenant |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Elmer R. Brater |
2nd Lieutenant |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Gerald Procita |
Flight Officer |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
David A. Robinson |
Flight Officer |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Randolph R. Mohlhenrich |
Sergeant |
Passenger |
Killed |
|
Robert D. Hyett |
Sergeant |
Passenger |
Injured |
Today at the crash site there are the two main undercarriage legs and many tiny fragments of metals lying on a large bare patch on the western side of Black Hameldon.
Sergeant Mohlhenrich, one of the six passengers on board the aircraft.
Image Copyright Ann Mohlhenrich via Tom Wilson.
A cairn topped by part of the undercarriage can also be found at the crash site.
A number of the crew and passengers were buried at Cambridge American Cemetery.
