Iva L Fegette

Military

Shot down in B-17F 41-24585 'Wulfe Hund', 303BG/360BS while serving as Radio Operator. Evaded. Participated in 3 missions (See Biography events) with B-17F 41-24585 and evaded capture and returned to England on 25-May-43. He then returned to the 303BG and flew 26 additional missions between 7-Oct-44 and 14 Apr-45 at which time he completed his combat tour.

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24585) formerly of the 303rd Bomb Group, in Luftwaffe markings after being captured by the Germans. Handwritten caption on reverse: '303BG lost 12/12/42.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wulfe Hound
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Cock
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Assigned to Aircraft

Biggs Field, TX 79918, USA 23 August 1942 Assigned as Radio Operator on B-17F 41-24585 "Wulfe Hund", 303BG/360BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas.

Other

Arrived at Station

Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK 16 October 1942 Arrived on B-17F 41-24585 "Wulfe Hund", 303BG/360BS at Molesworth, UK

Other

Mission #1, SSGT Iva L. Fegette, w/B-17F 41-24585, 303BG/360BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 18 November 1942 Served as Radio Operator on B-17F 41-24585 "Wulfe Hund", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #2, SSGT Iva L. Fegette, w/B-17F 41-24585, 303BG/360BS

Lille, France 6 December 1942 Served as Radio Operator on B-17F 41-24585 "Wulfe Hund", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK.

Other

Evaded Capture

12 December 1942 - 25 May 1943 Evaded capture and returned to England on 25-May-43. His evasion is documented on Esacp and Evasion Report #32, which may be viewed at: http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-32.pdf

Other

Mission #3, SSGT Iva L. Fegette, w/B-17F 41-24585, 303BG/360BS

Rouen, France 12 December 1942 Served as Radio Operator on B-17F 41-24585 "Wulfe Hund", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. The battle damage aircraft was crashlanded by the pilot in a filed in France. SSGT Fegette managed to evade capture.

Other

Completed Combat Tour

Royan, France 14 May 1945 Served as Radio Counter Measures technician on B-17G 44-6517 "Old Cock", 303BG/360BS on a mission targeting the huge gun emplacements at Royan, France. This was his final mission, completing his combat tour.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 8-Dec-2015. Made connections to B-17G 44-6517 and Mission of 14-Apr-45 per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Paul F. Flickenger crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-flickenger.html

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 8-Dec-2015. Added Completed Combat Tour event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Paul F. Flickenger crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-flickenger.html

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 8-Dec-2015. Added tour of duty from 7Oct-44 to 14-Apr-45 to Summary Biography per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Paul F. Flickenger crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-flickenger.html

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2015. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 78-Dec-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2015. Added Assigned to Aircraft event per 303Bg website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Paulf F. Flickenger crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-flickenger.html

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2015. Added Assigen to Aircraft event per 303Bg website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Paulf F. Flickenger crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-flickenger.html

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2015. Added mission participation lacuse to Summary Biography and made all connections to mission participations based on my reasearch of 303BG Mission Repoert, Gary Moncur, Historian,: http://www.303rdbg.com/

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 10-Nov-2014, "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) Escape & Evasion Report #32 http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-32.pdf

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History