UPL 24410
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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](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x1/public/freeman/media-457805.jpg.webp?itok=jJ3M723L)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Aircraft

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

- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Date: 17 Nov 2016 03:31:40
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman