Welcome to this site, which is dedicated to the life of Group Captain Jack Richard “Benny” Goodman DFC* AFC and to the memory of all who served with him in RAF Bomber Command. 

Group Captain Goodman’s flying career spanned the era which began with biplanes and ended with the introduction of jet aircraft. As an operational pilot in Bomber Command, he flew 78 missions against targets in both Europe and the Middle East . Initially, he was a Wellington pilot with 37, and then 99 Squadron, following which he instructed on the same aircraft, before being selected to fly the incomparable Mosquito. After joining 139 Squadron as a pathfinder, he was one of the first pilots on 627 Squadron, an elite unit which honed the techniques of low-level precision target marking at night.

Please feel free to browse the site, which includes some details of the units with which Benny Goodman served and of the historical events in which he took part. The site is updated as additional material becomes available. If you would like some further information, or, indeed, if you would like to contribute material to the site by way of documents, images or anecdotes, please get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards,

Peter Goodman

 

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