42-37784 The Old Fox
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16051743
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33521377
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35654711 / O-818851
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19084606 / O-691253
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17114131 / T-123942
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Missions
- Date: 28 February 1944
- Date: 25 February 1944
- Date: 24 February 1944
- Date: 22 February 1944
- Date: 20 February 1944
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Denver AAF, CO | 27 August 1943 | Delivered Denver AAF 27-Aug-43. |
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Assigned |
Kimbolton, UK | 19 October 1943 | Assigned 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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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 |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Douglas. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database