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B-17G-65-DL #44-6765 "Doughboy Speed" 483rd BG - 840th BS - 15th AF Crashed in the Alps 6 June 1945

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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
Second World War formation badge for the United States 15th Air Force (United States Army Air Force). The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by the US Quartermaster General on 19 February 1944. Formation note: the 15th Air Force (US Army Air Force, Fifteenth Air Force) was formed on 1 November 1943 at Tunis in North Africa and moved to Italy on 1 December. The Force was disbanded on 15 September 1945 having participated in twelve campaigns.© IWM (INS 7304)

Fifteenth Air Force

  • Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

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44-6765

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Doughboy Speed
  • Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron

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Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
Contributor466thHistorian
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman

Date: 17 Nov 2016 03:31:40
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman