42-31998
Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/44; Omaha 1/2/44; Scott 4/2/44; Morrison 8/3/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG Tortorella 28/3/44; transferred 347BS/97BG Amendola 31/3/44; Missing in Action {35m} Vinkovci, Yugo 2/7/44 with Clyde Pate, Howd, Sanders, Gardner, Waller, Betschart, Ester, Washburn, Priest, Dubiel; mech fault, two superchargers out & crashed Sarajevo; Missing Air Crew Report 6444. BARAZ TWINS.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![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](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457805.jpg.webp?itok=YT0rrjph)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 347th Bomb Squadron 99th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 39089453
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Engineer