United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
483rd Bombardment Group (H)
815th 816th 817th 840th Squadrons
| | 15th Air Force 5th Wing | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. 483rd Bombardment Group (H) Marker
Deactivated 23 September 1945
Flew 215 combat missions in B-17's
Awarded 2 Distinguished Unit Citations
Memmingen Germany 18 July 1944
Berlin Germany 24 March 1945
Dedicated 1993
50th Anniversary
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 0.979′ N, 104° 51.31′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Parade Loop. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Colorado’s Front Range and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comancherνa.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 379th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); World War II Glider Pilots (here, next to this marker); 306th Bombardment Group (H) (here, next to this marker); 95th Bomb Group H (here, next to this marker); 492nd Bomb Group (H) & 801st Bomb Group (P) (here, next to this marker); 416th Bombardment Group (L) (here, next to this marker);
this page online
More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 483d Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 483rd Bombardment Group. History of War website entry (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. List of B-17 Flying Fortresses, 483rd Bombardment Group. B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress - The Queen Of The Skies website entry (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. 483rd Bombardment Group (H) Marker on Memorial Wall
via WWII Multimedia Database, 1945
3. B-17G Flying Fortress "Big Yank" of 483rd Bombardment Group
Douglas-built B-17G-50-DL Flying Fortress "Big Yank" (#44-6405) of the 15th Air Force, 483rd Bombardment Group, 840th Bombardment Squadron, is shown sometime after its 30th mission in March 1945.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 964 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
