USAAF Nose Art Research Project

Mission Roster

Date: 24 March 1945

Target: Vechta

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Home base Target

Dashed lines are straight-line approximations, not real flight paths - they give a rough sense of distance and time, not the actual route.

Participating listed aircraft

AircraftCrewUnitNotes
General Ike (42-97061) N F Small (Pilot), J E Smith (Co-Pilot) 91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron
Lady Luck (44-6964) H R Reinhart (Pilot), C J Hogle (Co-Pilot) 91st Bomb Group, 322nd Bomb Squadron
Little Miss Mischief (42-97880) E M Moyer (Pilot) 91st Bomb Group, 324th Bomb Squadron
Little Patches (42-31678) 2Lt Francis Breidenbach (Pilot) 91st Bomb Group
Madame Shoo Shoo (43-37707) L B Hansen (Pilot), Schlicher (Co-Pilot) 91st Bomb Group, 322nd Bomb Squadron
Skunkface III (44-6568) G H Spicer (Pilot), M L Smith (Co-Pilot) 91st Bomb Group, 324th Bomb Squadron (P) completed his tour