John J Delaney

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Object Number - UPL 16416

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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

People

John J Delaney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 42008062
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

44-6349

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

Events

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Died

13 September 1944

Buried

Louisville, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten 30 November 1950 Group burial at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky

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