Leon Waldman

Military

Flew 50 missions. At least some missions were on a B-17 named 'Bad Penny'.

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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

Aircraft

42-29509

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bad penny
  • Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron

Places

Revisions

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Added a connection to the AF station “Sterparone” as listed in the A/C description.

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Added a connection to the A/C #42-29509 ‘Bad Penny’ listed in the "Summary biography".

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Add person per info from 483rd BG website.
Source: https://www.483bg.org/840th-squadron.cfm?ln=w