B-17G 'Big Yank' of the 483rd Bomber Group, circa 1945 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     B-17G 'Big Yank' of the 483rd Bomber Group, circa 1945 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
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Photo Size 600 x 482 pixels
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Alan Chanter says:
6 Oct 2007 03:22:36 PM

Big Yank, pictured landing after the Berlin mission on March 24, 1945, became the most famous bomber of
the 483rd when the William S. Strapko crew shot down three ME-262 jet fighters that day. This was a
World War II combat record. Crew Chief Irvin H. Irv Davis directs Strapko to a parking space.
2. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
18 Feb 2011 09:51:56 PM

Boeing B-17G-50-DL Number 44-6405 of the
848th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group
15th Air Force, completed 50 missions, check
out that nose art: portrait of FDR President
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
After VE Day she was converted to "Homebound Airlines", that used ex-combat aircraft returning to the USA, to transport ex-GIs
home.
Later she was used for Air-Sea Rescue work
the last flight was on December 28, 1945 to
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.

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