B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-37644 / Feather Merchant

Source:
americanairmuseum.com

General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17G-65-BO: 43-37509 to 43-37673
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 452nd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 728th Bomb Squadron
MACR 11231
KSU/ME/KU: 3512
Fate: , Lost by enemy aircraft
(31 December 1944)
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History of
B-17 43-37644 / Feather Merchant

Delivered Cheyenne 8/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned: 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 7/6/44; 729BS; MIA Misburg 31/12/44 Pilot: Vince Seger, Dave Harrison, Tony Morbeto, John Dieball, Bill Bruns, Mike Zahn, Everett Malcolm (7POW); Lew Carpenter, George Pierson (2KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Hamburg, Germany. MACR 11231. FEATHER MERCHANT.

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B-17 43-37644 / Feather Merchant Details

Fighters hit this ship at same time of attack. When ship was going down, peeled off to the right, spiraled down, two slow rolls over on back with fighters following. No chutes seen.

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B-17 43-37644 / Feather Merchant Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 2LT Vicent S. Seger POW
CP F/O Lewis E. Carpenter KIA
BOMB F/O Anthony C. Morbeto POW
ENG/TT T/SGT John W. Dieball POW
RO T/SGT William J. Bruns POW
BT SGT Mike C. Zahn POW
WG S/SGT Everett J. Malcom POW
TG S/SGT George R. Pierson KIA

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