Max C Hauenstein

Military
A B-17G Flying Fortress (2G-S, serial number 44-8702) of the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group piloted by an officer named "Hakenstein", set on fire on a raid on Brandenburg. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Ship on fire, 487th BG, B-17G, 48702. Pilot Hakenstein, Target Brandenburg. I.C.M., Nat Archives Aug 75.' media-414562.jpg FRE 8547 A B-17G Flying Fortress (2G-S, serial number 44-8702) of the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group piloted by an officer named "Hauenstein", set on fire on a raid on Brandenburg. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Ship on fire, 487th BG, B-17G, 48702. Pilot Hauenstein, Target Brandenburg. I.C.M., Nat Archives Aug 75.' Roger Freeman Collection

Information from pilot's son

Object Number - FRE 8547 - A B-17G Flying Fortress (2G-S, serial number 44-8702) of the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group piloted by an officer named "Hauenstein", set on...

Flew 22 missions, Air Medal for 5, cluster for each of next 5

B-17G #44-8702 'Forever Amber'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17G Flying Fortress (2G-S, serial number 44-8702) of the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group piloted by an officer named "Hakenstein", set on fire on a raid on Brandenburg. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Ship on fire, 487th BG, B-17G, 48702. Pilot Hakenstein, Target Brandenburg. I.C.M., Nat Archives Aug 75.'

44-8702

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Forever Amber
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sand Lake, Averill Park, NY 12018, USA 22 January 1922

Other

Evaded

Germany 10 April 1945

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Transferred information from duplicate record.

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/MaxHauenstein.shtml , http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/HauensteinCrew1.shtml

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moved information from source to bio

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Flew 22 missions, Air Medal for 5, cluster for each of next 5

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information from his son

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Information from his son

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MACR 13884 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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A B-17G Flying Fortress (2G-S, serial number 44-8702) of the 836th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group piloted by an officer named "Hakenstein", set on fire on a raid on Brandenburg. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Ship on fire, 487th BG, B-17G, 48702. Pilot Hakenstein, Target Brandenburg. I.C.M., Nat Archives Aug 75.'

Object number: FRE 8547 - A B-17G Flying Fortress (2G-S, serial number 44...