USAAF Nose Art Research Project

Stymie
B-17F-40-DL 42-3237

100th Bomb Group, 418th Bomb Squadron

We have been unable to locate any photograph which shows the nose art on this aircraft or identify some of the crews who flew it. If you can provide any information relating to this plane or have any photos please contact us.

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Plane Names and Bloody Noses

Known Mission List

Date	Pilot	Target	Notes
29 Apr 1943	E A Kiessling /		Original a/c assigned to 100BG at Kearney, Nebraska
31 May 1943			Assigned overseas to 8AF in England
9 Jun 1943			To Thorpe Abbotts
22 Jun 1943		Decoy mission	Diversionary mission - no sortie credit
25 Jun 1943	J F Stephens /	Bremen
26 Jun 1943	E A Kiessling /	Le Mans
28 Jun 1943	E A Kiessling / J F Stephens	St Nazaire	returned early - spare a/c (non sortie)
29 Jun 1943	E A Kiessling / J F Stephens	Le Mans
4 Jul 1943	Maj J C Egan / E A Kiessling	La Pallice
10 Jul 1943	E A Kiessling /	Le Bourget (abortive)
14 Jul 1943	E A Kiessling /	Le Bourget
17 Jul 1943	E A Kiessling /	Hamburg (recalled)	Failed to take off due to flat tyre
25 Jul 1943	J F Stephens /	Warnemunde & Kiel
28 Jul 1943	E A Kiessling / J F Stephens	Oschersleben	Returned early (non sortie) -- could not locate formation
29 Jul 1943	E A Kiessling /	Warnemunde
30 Jul 1943	E A Kiessling / J F Stephens	Kassel
12 Aug 1943	E A Kiessling / J F Stephens	Bonn & Target of Opport.
17 Aug 1943	J D Brady /	Regensburg	Cat AC damage
24 Aug 1943		Bordeaux	Returned early - oil leak
6 Sep 1943	J F Stephens /	Stuttgart
7 Sep 1943	J F Stephens /	Watten V-weapon site	Camera a/c
9 Sep 1943		Beauvais - Tille
15 Sep 1943		Paris (Renault plant)	Severe damage - out of action for several days
8 Oct 1943	J F Stephens /	Bremen	Returned early (non sortie) -- oil leak, #1 engine
9 Oct 1943	J F Stephens /	Marienburg
10 Oct 1943	J F Stephens / H L Smith	Munster	MISSING -- Hit by flak, flew over airfield and shot down

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

StymieB-17F-40-DL 42-3237

100th Bomb Group, 418th Bomb Squadron

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Known Mission List

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B-17F-40-DL 42-3237