42-5388

42-5388 Never Satisfied 42-5388 Never Satisfied UPL 60031 B-17 42-5388 'Never Satisfied'

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Object Number - UPL 60031 - B-17 42-5388 'Never Satisfied'

Delivered Cheyenne 28/11/42; Salina 4/1/43; Morrison 2/2/43; Assigned 348BS/99BG Navarin 11/5/43; Oudna 4/8/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; {90m} transferred 817BS/483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Sterparone 22/4/43; {14m} Salvaged 30/11/45. {total-104m}. NEVER SATISFIED.

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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
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29473) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle" of the 347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force during a mission over Turin. Official caption on image: "26599 A.C." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15th AF, 99th BG, 347th BS.' Printed caption on reverse: '26599 AC - A picturesque coastline in the Mediterranean forms a backdrop for a USAAF Flying Fortress on its way to bomb the vital Turin, Italy ball bearing plane on Nov. 8. This plane is one of a large formation whic

99th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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42-5388 Never Satisfied

Object number: UPL 60031 - B-17 42-5388 'Never Satisfied'