42-30278 Sly Fox
Mark Brown Collection
Object Number - UPL 39684 - B-17F 42-30278 "Sly Fox" 385th BG/550th BS (SG-G), later transferred 100th BG/418th BS (LD-R). Likely still with the 385th BG in this photo, taken...
Delivered Denver 8/5/43; Gore 9/5/43; Kearney 29/5/43; Dow Field 19/6/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-G] Gt Ashfield 20/6/43; transferred 418BS/100BG [LD-R] Thorpe Abbotts 9/43; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Zeb Kendall, Co-pilot: Edwin Loughran, Navigator: Bill Thorpe, Bombardier: Cliff Gowen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Melvin Hickman, Radio Operator: Leman Tutor, Ball turret gunner: Reginaldo Aguila, Waist gunner: Ray Bridges, Waist gunner: Matt Avaon, Tail gunner: Vic Stoffregen (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Gross-Mimmelage, E of Quackenbruck, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3016. SLY FOX.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Added an association to the 550 BS listed in the A/C #42-30278 description section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3016 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database