Corwin C Huff
MilitaryTook part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40071.
DS/Bengahzi 6/26/43. Completed tour 8/22/43. Returned to base 8/22/43. Returned to ZOI 8/24/43. Pilot: Jansen
Me 109 destroyed 3/18/43. Fw 190 probable 5/14/43. Me 109 destroyed 7/5/43.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Margaret Ann II
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Steubenville, Ohio |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd