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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 3/4/44; Hunter 16/6/44; Dow Fd 28/6/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG Sterparone 3/7/44; Missing in Action Moosbeirbaum, Aus 28/8/44 with Jonas Blank, Corenthal, Penn, Emmett Jones, Perperone, Schreiner, Nicholaisen (7 Prisoner of War); Whye, Tucker, Cunningham (3 evaded capture & returned to duty 10/9/44); flak, crashed Karlstadt; Missing Air Crew Report 11278.
Group
'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...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
Not yet known
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 10 October 2020 03:18:00 | jmoore43 | Changes to unit associations |
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Added a unit connection to the 15th AF per MACR 11278 at Fold3.com. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 February 2020 23:41:54 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Corrected a typo in the A/C "Description". |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:17 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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