Goodenough, Albert George
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Albert George |
Surname | Goodenough |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-12-1939 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IA |
Serial Number | N2941 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 23. B. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 171 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 533017 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Last seen on fire over the sea |
Please note that some sources incorrectly state that his service number was 533107, although his gravestone bears the correct number. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/125/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-12-1939 |
End Date | 18-12-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Daylight attack on shipping off Wilhelmshaven by 24 Wellingtons |
Reason for Loss | Picked up early by an experimental German Freya radar on the island of Wangerooge and, in clear conditions, were scattered by accurate flak and then attacked by fighters. Twelve of the 22 aircraft which had reached the target area were shot down for 2 German fighters. This operation, together with an earlier and similarly disasterous operation on 14th December, had a profound effect on British bomber policy and did much to dispel the myth that bombers in a tight formation would always be safe from attacking fighters. |