(Robert M. Littlefield)
Capt. Thomas B. Luckett
(Robert M. Littlefield)
Capt. Thomas B. Luckett
38th FS - 06 June 1944 - 24 August 1944 (Killed in Action)
| Assigned Aircraft |
P-51D CG-X 44-13749 "Jeanne" |
| Mission History |
Not Known |
| Mission List |
Not Known |
| Air Scores |
0-0-0 |
| Ground Scores |
1-0 |
| Score Detail | 24 August 1944 Ju-88 destroyed (ground) Burg A/F |
| Notes | Entered service from Houston, Texas. From Oklahoma ASN - 0-726275 06 June 1944 - Joined the 38th Fighter Squadron August 1944 - Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal September 1944 - Posthumously promoted from 1st Lieutenant to Captain September 1944 - Posthumously awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal MACR No. 09190 Major John D. Landers reported: "I was leading Hellcat Squadron on a strafing mission over Burg, Germany at about 1230 on 24 August 1944. My wingman and I made a pass at an airfield and Lt. Luckett was abreast of me with his flight. After we had passed over the field I noticed that Lt. Luckett's ship had been hit by light flak as I could see coolant streaming from his airplane. After he pulled up to about 100 feet his plane seemed to start a gradual dive when suddenly it flipped over on it's back and nosed straight into the ground. The ship blew up and I am certain that the pilot did not survive." Strangely, Luckett's name is listed on the Wall of the Missing,
Netherlands American Military Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands, but the
Germans had reported him buried, August 25, 1944, in the Burg City
Cemetery near Magdeburg, Germany.
After the war American authorities received
information from official German sources that Lt. Luckett was not buried
in the Burg City Cemetery. |
| Memories | |
| Additional Photo |
Capt. Luckett's name on the Wall of the Missing, Netherlands American
Military Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. (T.
Berendsen) Nb. Photo opens in new window. Close window to return to this page. |