UPL 50401

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Clarence Keen crew. 483BG 840th sq. .

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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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Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to unit associations and aircraft associations
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Date: 6 Jun 2021 21:52:10
ContributorJetbound3
ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption and aircraft associations
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Zimpfer, Scott A.