USAAF Nose Art Research Project

Date	Pilot	Target	Notes
10 Nov 1943	?		To St Paul Mod. Center for conversion to F-7A photo recon
17 Jan 1944	?		To Will Rogers Field AAB, Okl -- assigned to 20CMS
9 Feb 1944	Lt David W Ecoff		Assigned to Crew #12 at Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
18 Mar 1944	Lt David W Ecoff		Despatched overseas from Hunter Field to 5AF
6 May 1944	Lt David W Ecoff	Hollandia	Poor weather - no photos
9 May 1944	Lt David W Ecoff	Takar - Cape d'Urville	Poor weather - no photos
13 May 1944	Lt Rives	Biak Island	Poor weather - no photos
1 Jun 1944	Lt Gathers	Tomi-Tadfu-Holl & Sentani	100% success
4 Jun 1944	Lt David W Ecoff	Geelvink Bay area	Oxygen system failed - no photos
7 Jun 1944	Lt Harms	Geelvink area	Poor weather - no photos - staged from Saidor
11 Jun 1944	Capt Roberts	Geelvink area	Mechanical trouble - no photos
15 Jul 1944	Lt George Rives	Vagelkop area	50% success - weather - staged from Hollandia
16 Jul 1944	Lt George Rives	Vagelkop area	50% success - weather - staged from Hollandia
20 Jul 1944	Lt George Rives	Vagelkop area	Poor weather - no photos
23 Jul 1944	Lt Robert P Somerville	Wewak area	100% success
11 Aug 1944	Maj Davis	Wewak	100% success
31 Aug 1944	Capt Wilson	Major & Halmaheras Islands	Weather front prevented reaching target - no photos
1 Sep 1944	Lt Bromer	Major & Halmaheras Islands	25% success - 9/10th Altostratus
3 Sep 1944	Lt David W Ecoff	Tulaud & Sangihe Islands	Poor weather over target - incomplete
9 Sep 1944	Lt Weidler	Djailolo Town & Halmaheras	Lost one engine - landed at Middleberg
23 Dec 1944	?		Salvaged as obsolete at Hollandia, New Guinea

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