USAAF Nose Art Research Project

General Ike
B-17G-40-BO 42-97061

91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron

Nose art painted by
Cpl Anthony L STARCER
91st Bomb Group
Bassingbourn, England

Read more about this aircraft:

Plane Names & Fancy Noses

Tales To Noses Over Berlin

Merseburg: Blood, Flak & Oil

Known Mission List

Date	Pilot	Target	Notes
24 Jan 1944	?		Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
23 Feb 1944	?		To Grenier AAB for overseas deployment
13 Mar 1944	?		Assigned to 457BG at Glatton, England
16 Mar 1944	?		Transferred to 91BG at Bassingbourn
23 Mar 1944	W B Smith / G H Heilig	Ahlen	(un-named)
24 Mar 1944	Maj J H McPartlin / G H Heilig	Frankfurt	(un-named)
26 Mar 1944	W B Smith / J E LaFontin	Mimoyecques	(un-named)
27 Mar 1944	W B Smiht / G H Heilig	St Jean d'Angeley	(un-named)
29 Mar 1944	R S Roberts / H N Nichols	Braunschweig	(un-named)
11 Apr 1944	?		Officially named by General Eisenhower at Bassingbourn
13 Apr 1944	J D Davis / G H Heilig	Schweinfurt	?
18 Apr 1944	Capt R Roberts / Capt J D Davis	Oranienburg	Led composite group -- Cat A damage
28 Apr 1944	Capt R Roberts / Col C Putnam	Avord	Led combat wing
29 Apr 1944	Capt Samuelson / R V Maziarz	Berlin	Group lead
9 May 1944	Capt J D Davis / LtCol T R Milton	St Dizier	Group lead
20 May 1944	Capt J D Davis / F I Verve	Villacoublay	?
25 May 1944	T H Gunn /	Nancy-Essey	?
27 May 1944	Capt J D Davis /	Ludwigshaven	?
29 May 1944	Capt J D Davis / Maj McPartlin	Posen	?
31 May 1944	G H Heilig /	Mulhouse	?
5 Jun 1944	G H Heilig / J D Fletcher	Houlogate	?
7 Jun 1944	J L Black / Capt B H Martin	Kerlin Bastard	?
12 Jun 1944	T R Gunn / LtCol T R Milton	Cambrai-Niergnes airfield	?
13 Jun 1944	G H Heilig / J D Fletcher	Beaumont	Brought bombs back
15 Jun 1944	T H Gunn / J D Fletcher	Bordeaux Merignac	?
18 Jun 1944	G H Heilig / J D Fletcher	Hamburg	?
20 Jun 1944	G H Heilig / W T Herne	Hamburg	?
21 Jun 1944	Capt W E Reid / W A Riser	Berlin	Group lead - intervalometer failed?Berlin Again limited edition print
24 Jun 1944	W T Hanna / W D Thissell	Distre Saumer	?
25 Jun 1944	W T Hanna / W D Thissell	Toulouse Blagnac	?
28 Jun 1944	J L Black / W D Thissell	Anizy	?
6 Jul 1944	Capt R Ranzoni / R M Carlson	Aire NoBall	Major flak damage (P) completed tour
8 Jul 1944	J L Black / Maj M D Lord	Etaples Crepieul	?
24 Jul 1944	W D Thissell / Maj M D Lord	St Lo	Tactical
25 Jul 1944	W D Thissell / D S Gauthier	St Lo	Tactical
1 Aug 1944	J Oates /	Chartres	?
3 Aug 1944	D S Gauthier /	Mulhouse Toul	?
6 Aug 1944	D S Gauthier /	Brandenburg	?
7 Aug 1944	D S Gauthier /	Sens Bourron Marlotte	?
12 Aug 1944	H R DeBolt /	Buc airfield	?
15 Aug 1944	C M Melton /	Ostheim	?
16 Aug 1944	C M Melton /	Halle	?
26 Aug 1944	C M Melton /	Gelsenkirchen	?
27 Aug 1944	R E Hardister /	Heligoland	(Berlin recall)
10 Sep 1944	C M Melton / G E Good	Gaggenau Sindelfingen	?
19 Sep 1944	C M Melton / R O Davies	Hamm	?
27 Sep 1944	G E Good / R R Goldsmith	Cologne	?
6 Oct 1944	H E Garner / K M Burman	Neubrandenburg	?
7 Oct 1944	H E Garner / K M Burman	Ruhland Frieberg	?
17 Oct 1944	C M Buchanan / H E Johnson	Cologne	?
2 Nov 1944	J W O'Neil / W J Duffy	Merseburg	4 Fw190s claimed by gunners, hit by mg and cannon fire? Merseburg : Blood, Flak & Oil.
27 Nov 1944	Capt W W Thompson / Sparkman	Offenburg	?
29 Nov 1944	C M Buchanan / H E Johnson	Misburg	?
30 Nov 1944	J J Ondrovic / J G Welch	Zietz	?
9 Dec 1944	J J Ondrovic / J G Welch	Stuttgart	?
24 Dec 1944	M M Borgeson / C D Knighton	Merzhausen Kirsch	Landed at Bury St Edmunds/Ridgewell(??) on return
31 Dec 1944	T M Holmes / W L Edwards	Bitburg	?
1 Jan 1945	M M Borgeson / C D Knighton	Kassel	?
3 Jan 1945	M M Borgeson / C D Knighton	Cologne	?
5 Jan 1945	H O Gertsen / J E Walker	Coblenz	?
6 Jan 1945	R R Sullenberger / G E Shoup	Cologne	?
10 Jan 1945	G E Shoup / R A Lechner	Ostheim	?
14 Jan 1945	G E Shoup / R A Lechner	Cologne	?
17 Jan 1945	G E Shoup / R A Lechner	Paderheim	?
20 Jan 1945	M P Shambuagh / J D Hammond	Ludwigshaven	?
9 Feb 1945	R O Holliday / F Martinson	Altenbeken	Returned early - mechanical fault - no credit
16 Feb 1945	E R McKnight / M C Rohr	Gelsenkirchen	?
18 Feb 1945	?		To 2nd Strategic Air Depot
12 Mar 1945	?		Returned to Bassingbourn
14 Mar 1945	P A Pastras / R F Morris	Vlotho Osnabruck	?
15 Mar 1945	P A Pastras / E L Bloodgood	Oranienburg	Returned early - mechanical fault - credit??
21 Mar 1945	Capt C H Selby / R A Barrett	Salzbergen	?
22 Mar 1945	H V Camp / E Heath	Dorsten	?
23 Mar 1945	H W Forbes / H P Maximovich	Coesfeld	?
24 Mar 1945	N F Small / J E Smith	Vechta	?
28 Mar 1945	R T Spurgin / K E Garton	Berlin Spandau	Landed on continent
6 Apr 1945	?		Returned to Bassingbourn
9 Apr 1945	Capt C H Selby /	Oberpfaffenhofen	?
10 Apr 1945	Capt C H Selby	Oranienburg Rechlin	?
17 Apr 1945	Pugliese /	Dresden	?
18 Apr 1945	D E Olson /	Rosenheim	?
21 Apr 1945	H P Olgan(?) / /	Munich	?
25 Apr 1945	Hatfield /	Pilsen	Minor damage
8 May 1945	E L Bloodgood /	Cooks Tour	Sightseeing
12 May 1945	Capt C H Selby /	Revival - Barth	POW and displaced persons repatriation
13 May 1945	Parman /	Revival - Barth	POW and displaced persons repatriation
25 May 1945	S H Buckner / C E Fontaine	Home Run	Return to USA
13 Jun 1945	?		To Bradley Field AAB
21 Oct 1945	?		To 4168 Base Unit, South Plains