42-5781 Wolf Hollow

Delivered Long Beach 19/1/43; Salina 28/1/43; Morrison 8/3/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 11/3/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M'Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; 5m transferred 419BG/301BG Oudna, Tun 28/10/43; 2BG Massicault, Tun 14/11/43; Bizerte, Tun 2/12/43; Amendola, It 9/12/43; 346BS/99BG Tortorella, It 28/3/44; 2m 483BG Tortorella, It 31/3/44; Sterparone, It 22/4/44; Salvaged 3/6/44.

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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

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Contributorphil marchese
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Manufacturer as Vega from serial number list in Freeman, R. ; ...STORY.

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ContributorMark Lyons
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Dave Osbourne B 17 Fortress Master Log

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log