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B17 42-31511 - G.M FOX 's crew aircraft.
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By: JP DURIEZ
On: 09/13/2009
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Hi,
two MG 50 have been fished from North Sea, off Calais (FRANCE), by a trawler. One with a serial number still readable : 888602.
With the help of AFHSO research team, the a/c have been identified :
42-31511 - FTR 10 april 1944 - hit by flak and ditched into the Channel sea, off Calais.
The crew was G.M FOX one's - many were taken POW.
Number of the MACR is 3939.
A set of pictures have been sent to the 401 st historian by email. a little part of the frame has also been found.
Perhaps there are members of the crew still alive somewhere in the USA.
JP DURIEZ - FRANCE
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Re: B17 42-31511 - G.M FOX 's crew aircraft.
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By: R Kaufman
On: 09/13/2009
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I have sent an email requesting response/information be sent to webmaster@401bg.com. I will forward to historian from there.
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Re: B17 42-31511 - G.M FOX 's crew aircraft.
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By: Donald Byers
On: 09/13/2009
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Pilot & Bombardier information sent.
Don Byers
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Re: B17 42-31511 - G.M FOX 's crew aircraft.
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By: Ed Login
On: 09/22/2009
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Hi Don Re.gaston fox we mechs new him well. fox made several aborts due to runaway props. usually during the cold, cold months the prop gov oil would conceal the oil & the prop would runaway. prop was then feathered. Fox was a good pilot
Pass this on to the French fellow who emaild the queston about G Fox
Ed Login flight/engineer mechanic 612 BS
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Re: B17 42-31511 - G.M FOX 's crew aircraft.
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By: robert brown
On: 09/27/2009
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MY BROTHER T SERGANT ALLEN BROWN WAS KILLED INSTANTLY BY A DIRECT HIT WAS TOP/TURETT AND ENGINEER. THIER TARGET WAS BRUSSELL. ACK ACK GOT TO THEM, THEY FELL OUT OF FORMATION AND DITHCED 5 MILES FROM THE PORT OF CALAIS FRANCE THE ACK ACK DESTOYED THE LIFE RAFT AND THEY TRY TO HOLD ONTO WHAT WAS LEFT THE WATER VERY GOLD AND SOME WOUNDED WASHED AWAY THAT NIGHT. THERE WERE ONLY 4 OR 5 SURVIVOR(POW)AIRCRAFT FOOLS LUCK 111
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