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Vargas Esquire Centerfold December 1943

Images inspired by the Vargas' "Flying Girl" Esquire centre-fold -- December 1943

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Name	Serial #	Type	Unit
Armored Angel	44-49624		308th Bomb Group, 374th Bomb Squadron
Fiesty Sue	44-14361	P-51D-10-NA	4th Fighter Group, 335th Squadron
Flyin' Florence		B-26
Frisco Frannie	42-73451		380th Bomb Group, 530th Bomb Squadron
Georgia Peach	42-73445		308th Bomb Group, 375th Bomb Squadron
Heavenly Babe			458th Bomb Group
Heavenly Body	42-73484		90th Bomb Group, 400th Bomb Squadron
Hell From Heaven	42-72829		5th Bomb Group, 394th Bomb Squadron
Just Nothing	42-40000	B-17G-10-VE	91st Bomb Group, 324th Bomb Squadron
Leading Lady	41-28685		461st Bomb Group, 765th Bomb Squadron
Lil Gypsy	41-29127		392nd Bomb Group, 579th Bomb Squadron
Mairzy Doats	42-94891		451st Bomb Group, 724th Bomb Squadron
Miss Liberty	42-31340	B-17G-15-BO	303rd Bomb Group, 360th Bomb Squadron
Niagara's Belle		B-25J	341st Bomb Group
Ou-La-La		A-20	410th Bomb Group
Paper Doll		B-25	321st Bomb Group
Queen Of Hearts	44-40185		90th Bomb Group, 320th Bomb Squadron
Ready Teddy		P-47	359th Fighter Group
Strictly From Hunger(??)			100th Bomb Group
Tail Wind	42-64456		454th Bomb Group, 738th Bomb Squadron
Titian Temptress	42-100318		22nd Bomb Group, 2nd Bomb Squadron
Unknown			455th Bomb Group
Unknown Vargas #1 A 50-mission Ford-built Liberator		B-24?-?-FO
Unknown?Aircraft of 15th Air Force			Unknown
Weather Witch	44-49506	B-24L-10-FO	Unknown
Yo-Yo Buddy	43-39199	B-17G-105-BO	100th Bomb Group, 418th Bomb Squadron

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

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Vargas Esquire Centerfold December 1943