42-37784 The Old Fox

media-39142.jpeg UPL 39142 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Old Fox' at an 8th Air Force base in England on 13 March 1944."

Object Number - UPL 39142 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Old Fox' at an 8th Air Force base in England on 13 March 1944."

Delivered Denver 27/8/43; Scott 29/9/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-P] Kimbolton 19/10/43; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Wilton Gease (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Luciano Gastineau, Navigator: Bob Lorentz, Bombardier: Dick O’Neal, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Fenity, Radio Operator: Roger Egan, Ball turret gunner: John Almalfitano, Waist gunner: Bob Chestnut, Tail gunner: Carl Fetterolf (8 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft attack caused to veer and collide with #42-38082, crashed Melchow, near Eberswalde, NE of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5322. THE OLD FOX.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32798044
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19162066
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36276991
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Waist Gunner / Nose Gunner / Togglier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31208028
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36644083
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Missions

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Denver AAF, CO 27 August 1943 Delivered Denver AAF 27-Aug-43.

Assigned

Kimbolton, UK 19 October 1943 Assigned 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Melchow, Germany 24 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 24-May-44; enemy aircraft attack caused to veer and collision with 42-38082, crashed Melchow, Ger; MACR 5322

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA Built at Douglas.

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

Date
ContributorTennyBelle
Changes
Sources

8th AF mission database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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