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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-DL: 42-37721 to 42-37803 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 525th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FR-P |
| MACR | 5322 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (24 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-37784 / The Old Fox
Delivered Denver 27/8/43; Scott 29/9/43; ass 525BS/379BG [FR-P] Kimbolton 19/10/43; MIA Berlin 24/5/44 Pilot: Wilton Gease (POW); Co-Pilot: Luciano Gastineau, Navigator: Bob Lorentz, Bombardier: Dick O’Neal, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ed Fenity, Radio Operator: Roger Egan, Ball Turret Gunner: John Amalfitano, Waist Gunner: Bob Chestnut, Tail Gunner: Carl Fetterolf (8KIA); Enemy aircraft attack caused to veer and coll w/42-38082, crashed Melchow, near Eberswalde, NE of Berlin, Germany. MACR 5322. THE OLD FOX.
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B-17 42-37784 / The Old Fox Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-38082 on 24 May 1944.
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B-17 42-37784 / The Old Fox Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Wilton E. Gease | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Lucien Owens Gastineau, Jr. | KIA | - |
| NAV | F/O | Robert J. Lorentz | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Richard C. O'Neal | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Edward L. Fenity | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Roger W. Egan | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | John J. Amalfitano | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Robert F. Chesnut | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Carl S. Fetterolf | KIA | - |
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