Merle G Goss

Military

B-17G 44-8702 'Forever Amber'. Prisoner of war.

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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

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Prisoner of war

10 April 1945

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