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B-17G-50-DL #44-6405 "Big Yank" 483rd BG - 840th BS - 15th AF
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-52648) nicknamed "Sweet Revenge" of the 484th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. B-24H-15-FO #52-52648 "Sweet Revenge" Code: #76 484th Bomb Group - 827th Bomb Squadron - 15th AF
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78439) of the 484th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force after a forced landing in Dubendorf, Switzerland. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Dubendorf 3-8-1944.' B-24G-16-NT #42-78439 484th Bomb Group - 825th Bomb Squadron Interned in Switzerland 3 August 1944
'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.
Top - B-17G-35-DL #42-107143 "Sport" 483rd BG Middle - B-17G-35-DL #42-106999 "Pecks Bad Boy" - 483rd BG
B-17G-65-DL #44-6765 "Doughboy Speed" 483rd BG - 840th BS - 15th AF Crashed in the Alps 6 June 1945
5th Bombardment Wing, 15th Airforce, CO BG Charles Lawrence & his personal "VIP" plane B-17G No. 42-106984 'Glittering Gal'
483rd BG, 815th BS B-17G-35-BO No. 42-32029 'Miss Treated' 11Nov44.e
41°36'02"N 015°18'48"E (estimated)
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Sterparone airfield was a semi-permanent heavy bomber airfield located approximately 10km (6mi) south-southeast of Torre Maggiore in Apulia, Italy.
Its' single PSP runway with extensive taxiway and hardstand parking areas and steel control tower were built by the US Army Corps Of Enigineers in September 1943. The air field opened in early 1944. The only known unit to operate from the field is the 483rd Bombardment Group, flying B-17s, from 22 April 1944 until 25 September 1944. It is not known until when the airfield remained operational.
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'As part of the 15th Air Force in WWII, the 483rd Bombardment Group (H) played a significant role in the eventual defeat of Germany's forces. Its four combat squadrons, the 815th, 816th, 817th and 840th flew a total of 5,623 sorties from 12 April 1944...
Military | Flight Officer | Bombardier | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Homer Anderson crew. Returned from Vienna 16-Mar-45, crash landing B-17 44-6325. RTD MACR 13059
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Asst Engineer | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Memmingen in B-17G 44-6177 'Dry Run' 18-Jul-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Ravensburg; Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7099
Awards: SS, AM (2OLC), GC, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Memmingen in B-17G 44-6177 'Dry Run' 18-Jul-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Ravensburg; Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7099
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Returned from Vienna 16-Mar-45, crash landing B-17 44-6325. RTD MACR 13059
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Colonel | Bombardier | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Memmingen in B-17G 44-6177 'Dry Run' 18-Jul-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Ravensburg; Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7099
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Homer Anderson crew. Returned from Vienna 16-Mar-45, crash landing B-17 44-6325. RTD MACR 13059
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Memmingen 18-May-44; enemy aircraft, crashed Memmingen; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6975.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Aerial Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
On 18 June 1942, Joseph Bogan was one of the Enlisted Men assigned to the 1141st Quartermaster Company at Mac Dill Field, Tampa, Florida from the 171st Quartermaster Platoon Service Center (Aviation), the 784th Quartermaster Company (Truck) and the...
Military | Corporal | Top turret | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return Vienna 21-Jan-45; Mech failure, crash landed Kiskumajsa; RTD MACR 11539.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 816BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return Vienna 21-Jan-45; Mech failure, crash landed Kiskumajsa; RTD MACR 11539.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 17/2/44; Lincoln 25/3/44; Morrison 4/4/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Sterparone 21/4/44; Missing in Action Memmingen 18/7/44 with Matt Smith, Myers, Stein, LaHurd, Venables, Pampamanoli, Doverspike, May, Marlin (9 Prisoner of War);...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 27/2/44; Gt Falls 2/3/44; Morrison 19/4/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG Sterparone 30/4/44; Missing in Action Fornova de Taro 22/6/44 with Bill Schild, Frieberger, Ryan, Spracher (4 Killed in Action); Donahue, Ryan, Denison (3 evaded...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Cheyenne 29/2/44; Hunter 22/3/44; Morrison 9/4/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 9/4/44; Missing in Action Friedrichshafen 3/8/44 with George Mullins, Bradshaw, Macko, Gaffney, Griffin, Danielson, Mitchley, Foster, Ross, Hosmer (10 Returned to Duty);...
B-17 Flying Fortress
483rdBG/817thBS/15th AF - Cheyenne 2/3/44; Hunter 22/3/44; Morrison 8/4/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Sterparone 15/4/44; Missing in Action Belgrade 7/5/44 with Bill Lanford, McCabe, Varischetti, Macy (4 Prisoner of War); Dinovo, Sharp, Duquette, Beach,...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 2/3/44; Hunter 15/3/44; Morrison 7/4/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 17/4/44; Missing in Action Memmingen 18/7/44 with Tim Gunn, Fuehrer, Cashman, Howland, Fischetti, Nicholas, Frieman, Odiorne, Niezgocki (9 Killed in Action);...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 2/3/44; Hunter 18/3/44; Morrison 2/4/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG Sterparone 17/4/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 15/7/44 with Vic Vlahovich, Bellonio, Gusciora, Ryan, Navarro, Stewart, Fletcher, Watkins, Barton, Van Deren (10 Killed in...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/44; Hunter 21/3/44; Homestead 15/4/44; Assigned 817BS/4783BG Sterparone 19/4/44; {92m} Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/44; 4185 BU Independence 15/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 21...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/3/44; Hunter 19/4/44; Morrison 3/5/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Sterparone 5/5/44; Missing in Action Hall, Aus 16/2/45 with Max Solowitz, Lillish, Dye, Short, O’Dwyer, Pedersen, Heckler, Cox, Chenowith, (9 Killed in Action); hit by...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 9/4/44; Hunter 24/4/44; Morrison 9/5/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 7/5/44; Missing in Action Maribor, Yugo 1/4/45 with Wallace Moore, Giboney, Trufley, Rex (4 evaded capture & return 5/4/45); Kastenbaum, Korschuk, Sorce,...
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 9/4/44; Dyersburg 25/4/44; Hunter 30/4/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG Sterparone 8/5/44; Missing in Action Pilsen 23/10/44 with Howard Dallman, Morey, Sandman, Poole, Hebert, Eddison, Walker, Lille, Fleshman, Deede (10 Prisoner of War);...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 22 February 2017 11:00:34 | Lucy May | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Connected aircraft records that have Sterparone in their biography fields. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 17 November 2016 01:05:03 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with name, latitude, longitude, usaaf from date, usaaf to date and history |
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http://www.forgottenairfields.com/italy/apulia/foggia/sterparone-s574.html |
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