Burl E. Huitt

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

2d Lt. Burl E. Huitt served as ball turret gunner on the aircraft lost 24 June 1944 over the Treon area south of Dreux, France. When the plane was struck by flak and caught fire at 21,000 feet, Huitt successfully bailed out.

Huitt evaded capture and returned to duty. His evasion is documented separately as E&E Report No. 1005. He is listed on the crew manifest for E&E No. 1029 as having successfully evaded.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Rank

2nd Lieutenant

Position

Ball Turret Gunner

Serial Number

O-700935

Missions flown.

2 catalogued · 24 Jun 1944 — 24 Jun 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

№

Date

Target

Aircraft

№ 439

24 Jun 1944

Melun Airfield, France