44-6765 Doughboy Speed
483rd BG - 840th BS - 15th AF
Crashed in the Alps 6 June 1945
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
Object Number - UPL 24410 - B-17G-65-DL #44-6765 "Doughboy Speed" 483rd BG - 840th BS - 15th AF Crashed in the Alps 6 June 1945
Delivered Hunter 4/11/44; Grenier 14/11/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG Sterparone 7/12/44; crashed in Alps 20 miles NE Campo Tures, It 6/6/45 with John Mason, Gibson, Williams, Jackson, Arroyo, Fraser, Horner, Frame, Barnstable, Vold (10 Killed in Action); plus ten passengers all KIA; DOUGHBOY SPEED.
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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](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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Savannah, GA, USA | 4 November 1944 | Hunter AAF |
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Assigned |
7 December 1944 | 483rd BG 840th BS | |
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Crashed |
20 miles NE of Campo Tures, Italy | 6 June 1945 | Crashed in the Alps. All on board were KIA |
