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