42-32109 Mizpah

media-19684.jpeg UPL 19684 'HUNGARY--After completing it's bomb run over Budapest Farencvaros Railroad yards on 14 July 1944, this Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the victim of a direct hit by flak. Five of the crew were seen to have bailed out, and the plane crashed'.
Incredible picture of "Mizpah" 42-32109 ( 840th BS, 483rd BG lost on Budapest mission 14 Jul 1944, 88 mm flak shell exploded in the nose, killing navigator and bombardier, pilot Swanson kept plane flying about 10 mn before bale out ). The aircraft crashed near Dunavecse, Hungary.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A05477-53820AC.

MACR 6901

Object Number - UPL 19684 - 'HUNGARY--After completing it's bomb run over Budapest Farencvaros Railroad yards on 14 July 1944, this Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the victim of...

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; MacDill 5/2/44; Morrison 9/3/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG Tortorella 13/3/44; Missing in Action Budapest 14/7/44 with 1Lt Ewald A Swanson, 2Lt Paul Berndt, Gramenzi, Simonelli, Hish, Bell, Kelley, Tucker (8 Prisoner of War); Henderson, Dudley (2 Killed in Action); flak, nose blown off, crashed Solt; Missing Air Crew Report 6901. MIZPAH.



2nd Lt Kenneth W Dudley - Bombardier (KIA)

2nd Lt Joseph H Henderson - Navigator (KIA)

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Units served with

Seen through a 433rd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress' strike camera, a 816th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5786) nicknamed "Whizzer II" goes down over Nis in Yugoslavia on the 15th of April 1944 in a gout of flame after taking a direct flak hit. There were no survivors. Official caption on image: "(483BG:4M3:2VI) (4:15:1208) (24:21300) ([south-west arrow] 140 [degrees]) (Nis M/Y Yugo) (Ship 111 816 Sq)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/4/44. 483BG, 15AF. Nis, Yugoslavia. 42-5786

483rd Bomb Group

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

People

Kenneth Walter Dudley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16082630 / O-746998
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Joseph Henry Henderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-702426
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne, WY, USA 24 January 1944

Assigned

84030 Tortorella SA, Italy 13 March 1944 Assigned 840th BS, 483rd BG, 15AF.

Crashed

Solt, Hungary 14 July 1944 Missing in Action Budapest oil refineries 14/7/44. 88mm flak shell hit, nose blown off, pilot managed to keep A/C straight and level for 10NM allowing crew to bale out before abandonong the A/C, crashed Solt; [8 x POW, 2 x KIA] Missing Air Crew Report 6901.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman

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AAM DB Entry.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=42-32109&Submit6=Go

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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AAM DB Entry.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=42-32109&Submit6=Go

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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Object number: UPL 19684 - 'HUNGARY--After completing it's bomb run over...