B-17G-10-BO 42-32096
711th SQ
Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/44; Kearney 5/2/44; Presque Is 18/2/44; Assigned 711BS/477BG Rattlesden 22/2/44.
Flight listings for 42-32096
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 | Pilot | Notes |
#27 (04-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | Greenwell, W. R. | ABORT Ball Turret won’t elevate |
#28 (06-Mar-44) | Berlin, Germany | Johnson, P. W. | |
#34 (16-Mar-44) | Augsburg, Germany | Huckins, W. C. | MISSING |
Missing in Action 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.
Wesley Huckins, Pilot.
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