USAAF Nose Art Research Project

Date	Pilot	Target	Notes
1 Oct 1942	?	Assigned to 68th Bomb Sqn as a/c (bar) A
2 Oct 1942	J E O'Brien / M C Howell		Left Grenier Field for Gander and ETO
7 Nov 1942	J E O'Brien /	Diversion	?
17 Nov 1942	J E O'Brien /	Nanpertue-Cherbourg	Airfield
18 Nov 1942	J E O'Brien /	Diversion	?
6 Dec 1942	Capt J E O'Brien /	Abbeville / Drucat	Airfield
12 Dec 1942	Capt J E O'Brien /	Abbeville / Drucat	Airfield
20 Dec 1942	Capt J E O'Brien /	Romilly Airdrome	?
23 Jan 1943	Capt J E O'Brien /	Lorient (recalled)	?
27 Jan 1943	Capt J E O'Brien /	Wilhelmshaven	20mm and mg hits -- 2 KIA +2 WIA
22 Mar 1943	Capt J E O'Brien /	Wilhelmshaven	(RW) destroyed Me110, (N) probable e/a
4 Apr 1943	Capt J E O'Brien /	Diversion	?
16 Apr 1943	G R Jansen /	Brest	?
1 May 1943	R B Houston /	Diversion	?
14 May 1943	M C Howell / Maj J E O'Brien	Kiel	MISSING -- #3 eng smoking, straggled, attacked by Fw190s, believed shot down by Hpt Gerhard Sommer I/JG1

Pistol Packin Mama
B-17F-120-BO 42-30791
305th Bomb Group, 422nd Bomb Squadron

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