Kansas-City Kitty completed more than 50 missions during its combat tour and was named after the home town of its original crew chief TSgt Charles Donnelly. A collection was made from various flight crew men to pay for Sgt Chestnut to come up with one of his classic nose arts ? they were not disappointed with the result as it proved to be one of his finest. Rather than simply paint the languishing nude, Chestnut added in bright red studded sofa with a dark blue/black throw which gives the image an even greater impact.

Arriving with squadron in December 44, this B24 was taken by as many as 30 different crews during its tour of duty but it is unclear whether the aircraft made it back to the USA for scrapping. It seems to have been withdrawn from operations in mid-July and may have continued flying on non-combat duties such as R&R trips from Clark Field.

   
 

Known Mission List

Date	Pilot	Target	Notes
2 Jan 1945		Malabacat Strip
4 Jan 1945		Malabacat Strip
7 Jan 1945	Stone	Clark Field
9 Jan 1945	Wilkinson	Malabacat Strip
15 Jan 1945	Wilkinson	Fort Stotsenberg
5 Mar 1945	Cooke	Luzon LG
6 Mar 1945	Cooke	Luzon LG
16 Mar 1945	Heaton	Taihoku
17 Mar 1945	Gallaway	Shinchiku
20 Mar 1945	Paris	Luzon LG	R/E (NS) - abort
21 Mar 1945	Ralphs	Samah AD
22 Mar 1945	Kennedy	Balete Pass
23 Mar 1945	Heaton	Jitsugestu-tan
24 Mar 1945	Marcotte	Takao
25 Mar 1945		Balete Pass	R/E (NS) - weather abort
28 Mar 1945	Hardesty	Tainan
31 Mar 1945	Stinson	Kiirun
1 Apr 1945	Paris	Giran AD
2 Apr 1945	Hutchinson	Fort Drum
4 Apr 1945	Wheeler	Hong Kong
7 Apr 1945	Headley	Tainan
11 Apr 1945	Paris	Okayama
15 Apr 1945	Reinka	Tainan
17 Apr 1945	Hanich	Shinchiku
18 Apr 1945	Van Scyoc	Tainan
21 Apr 1945	Einsmann	Tainan
23 Apr 1945	Larcom	Matsuyama
30 Apr 1945	Einsmann	Toshien Strip
3 May 1945	Coleman	Ipo
4 May 1945	Cooke	Ipo Dam
5 May 1945	Davis	Amoy
9 May 1945	Hunt	Tien-ho AD
11 May 1945	Coleman	Toshien
13 May 1945	Larcom	Tueguegaro
15 May 1945	Hunt	Shinchiku
18 May 1945	Hughes	Tainan
24 May 1945	Wheeler	Aparri
1 Jun 1945	Hunt	Takao
18 Jun 1945	Foley	Kiirun
19 Jun 1945	Leroy Olsak	Kiirun & Koshun
20 Jun 1945		Shinchiku
22 Jun 1945	Gottschalk	Canton
25 Jun 1945	Foley	Kuching & Trombol
26 Jun 1945	Howard	Trombol
28 Jun 1945	Cochran	SW Coast Borneo
29 Jun 1945	Hughes	Trombol
2 Jul 1945	White	Kamioka & Toyohara AD
5 Jul 1945	Hunt	Taihoku
6 Jul 1945	Gianarelli	Tainan
9 Jul 1945	Kines	Okaseki
11 Jul 1945	Leroy Olsak	Shinchiku

 

You May Also Be Interested In

Ole Tomato B-24J-90-CO 42-100291 22nd Bomb Group, 33rd Bomb Squadron Nose art painted by Sgt Charles CHESTNUT

Cool Colorado B-25J-1-NC 43-27695 340th Bomb Group

Homing De-Vice B-29-50-BW 42-24785 500th Bomb Group, 882nd Bomb Squadron Nose art painted by Cpl Henry JOHNSON

© Ray Bowden 2 December 2023

 

Information Update for Readers of "Plane Names & Fancy Noses - 91st Bomb Group (Heavy)"