| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-65-BO: 43-37509 to 43-37673 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 571st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FC-O |
| MACR | 13139 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (18 March 1945) |
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History of
B-17 43-37564 / Little Moron
Delivered Cheyenne 29/4/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 26/5/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-O] Framlingham 27/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 18/3/45 with Gene Freeman, Merrill Hire, John Rapp, Sam Greenleaf, Leon Gaylord, Ed Hughes, Ray Fry, Joe Ostler, Gene Burlingame (9 Prisoner of War); flak hit on #1 engine, crashed Dreilingen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13139. LITTLE MORON.
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This page was last updated on 04 October 2025
23. June 2021 access_time 0:55
My cousin, Merrill Hire Jr. was the co-pilot on this particular B-17. We don’t know much about his crash or his time spent as a POW. Any information would be appreciated.
Oddly enough, Merrill later died in a plane crash in Costa Rica in 1960 in the jungle. The plane, and the remains of Merrill and his passengers was not found until 1980.
23. June 2021 access_time 8:12
Hello Jerome,
I have a copy of the MACR files, which contains information about the last mission. Do you want to have a copy?
Cheers
Jing