Huckins, W. C.

The Wesley C. Huckins crew: 711th Squadron

Wesley Huckins, Pilot.

 

Flights with Wesley C. Huckins listed as Pilot

These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.

447th Mission (Date) Target Plane Number Notes
#3 (31-Dec-43) Cognac, France 42-31223  
#4 (04-Jan-44) Kiel, Germany 42-37855  
#6 (07-Jan-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany 42-31206  
#8 (14-Jan-44) Grand Parc, France 42-39864  
#10 (24-Jan-44) Frankfurt, Germany 42-31223  
#12 (30-Jan-44) Brunswick, Germany 42-31223  
#16 (06-Feb-44) Evreux-Fauville, France 42-37842  
#20 (20-Feb-44) Rostock, Germany 42-97497  
#24 (28-Feb-44) Bois de la Justice, France 42-31206  
#25 (29-Feb-44) Brunswick, Germany 42-31124  
#27 (04-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany 42-31092  
#28 (06-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany 42-31088  
#29 (08-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany 42-31719 ABORT Oxy fail
#30 (09-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany 42-31719  
#33 (15-Mar-44) Brunswick, Germany 42-31206  
#34 (16-Mar-44) Augsburg, Germany 42-32096 MISSING

 

Missing in Action aboard 42-32096 Hangover, Augsburg 16/3/44.

Wesley Huckins Pilot POW
George Preas Co-pilot POW
Art Durante Navigator POW
Bob Davis Ball turret gunner POW
Alan Reid Waist gunner POW
Dan Carroll Tail gunner POW
Walt Chudleigh Bombardier KIA (chute failed)
Earl Merritt Flight engineer/top turret gunner KIA
Rick Krecker Radio Operator Evaded capture
Ken Downie Waist gunner Evaded capture

Missing Air Crew Report 3187. Crashed Ferme de Longchamps, 2km NW of Perthes, seven miles W of Saint-Dizier, France.

 

 


Photo courtesy:

  • Daniel Bon