UPL 29086

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5th Bombardment Wing, 15th Airforce, CO BG Charles Lawrence & his personal "VIP" plane B-17G No. 42-106984 'Glittering Gal'

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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

Aircraft

42-106984

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Glittering Gal
  • Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 816th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

483rd BG Association archive at the Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA