USAAF Nose Art Research Project

Frisco Nannie
B-29A-10-BN 42-93889

500th Bomb Group, 882nd Bomb Squadron

Nose art painted by
Cpl Henry JOHNSON
500th Bomb Group, 882nd Bomb Squadron
Isley Field, Saipan

Another nose art painted by "The Drowsy Swede" - Cpl Henry Johnson, this 500BG Superfortress was designated as Z-34. It displays Johnson's favoured lettering style as well as a delightful half nude pin-up.

Known Mission List

Date	Pilot	Target	Notes
1 Feb 1945		Weather strike #161
10 Feb 1945	Reeves	Ota Nakajima
15 Feb 1945	J R Farrell	Nagoya Mitsubishi	Light flak and fighter damage
19 Feb 1945	D Jackson	Tokyo Musashino
25 Feb 1945	J R Farrell	Tokyo
4 Mar 1945	J R Farrell	Tokyo Musashino
6 Mar 1945		Weather strike
9 Mar 1945	J R Farrell	Tokyo
11 Mar 1945	J R Farrell	Nagoya
13 Mar 1945	G Gillert	Osaka
16 Mar 1945	J R Farrell	Kobe
18 Mar 1945	J R Farrell	Nagoya
27 Mar 1945	Sewell	Kyushu AFs
1 Apr 1945	J R Farrell	Tokyo Nakajima
3 Apr 1945	W E Robertson	Tokyo Tachikawa
8 Apr 1945	W E Robertson	Kagoshima
12 Apr 1945	Coffman	Tokyo Musashino Nakajima	Landed on Iwo Jima
13 Apr 1945	W E Robertson	Tokyo Arsenal	(NS) - failed to take off - #4 eng
15 Apr 1945	W E Robertson	Southern Tokyo
18 Apr 1945	W E Robertson / Capt R M Cordray	Izumi AF	Lost 2 engs and landed Okinawa
30 Apr 1945	Capt H G Gray / E Betts	Hammasatsu
7 May 1945	J R Farrell	Weather strike
10 May 1945	J R Farrell	Tokuyama
13 May 1945	J R Farrell	Nagoya
14 May 1945	J R Farrell / E Betts	Nagoya
29 May 1945	J R Farrell	Yokohama
1 Jun 1945	J R Farrell	Osaka urban
5 Jun 1945	J R Farrell	Kobe
7 Jun 1945	J R Farrell	Osaka
10 Jun 1945	Arbon	Chiba Hitachi
15 Jun 1945	J R Farrell	Osaka Amagasaki
17 Jun 1945	J R Farrell	Hamamatsu
19 Jun 1945	J R Farrell	Fukuoka
1 Jul 1945	J R Farrell	Kumamoto	R/E (NS) - exhaust failure #3 engine
12 Jul 1945	J R Farrell	Ichinomiya
16 Jul 1945	J R Farrell	Oita
19 Jul 1945	J R Farrell	Hitachi
24 Jul 1945	J R Farrell	Osaka (Kuwana)	(p) completed tour
1 Aug 1945	Gerrity	Toyama
14 Aug 1945	Walker	Osaka
29 Aug 1945		POW Supply #5