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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 9/3/44; MacDill 23/3/44; Hunter 29/3/44; Morrison 11/4/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG Sterparone 20/4/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 9/7/44 with Alf Berger, Spencer, Dewa, Mueller, Francis Jones, Emmett Jones, Baum, Warren Jones (8 evaded capture & return 10/8/44); Spindel, Peart (2 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Toca, Rom?; Missing Air Crew Report 6817.
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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| 27 September 2014 18:40:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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