USAAF Nose Art Research Project

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453rd Bomb Group, 735th Bomb Squadron

Missions on record

DateAircraftPositionTargetNotes
25 Jul 1946 Patty Jo Pilot ? SALVAGED
16 Dec 1945 D-Day Doll Pilot ? To RFC Kingman Arizona for scrapping
11 Dec 1945 Boeing Belle Pilot Kingman RFC, Arizona SCRAPPED
6 Dec 1945 Duffy's Tuffys Pilot SCRAPPED RFC Kingman, Arizona
30 Nov 1945 Lady Luck Pilot ? To RFC Kingman, Arizona for scrapping
8 Nov 1945 Our Gal Sal Pilot ? Scrapped at RFC Kingman, Az
21 Oct 1945 General Ike Pilot ? To 4168 Base Unit, South Plains
3 Oct 1945 Dumbo Pilot ? To Altus, Oklahoma for scrapping
16 Jul 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Hiratsuka
13 Jul 1945 Milk Wagon Pilot ? To RFC Kingman, Arizona, for scrapping
9 Jul 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Gifu area
9 Jul 1945 Milk Wagon Pilot ? Returned to Bradley Field, USA
7 Jul 1945 D-Day Doll Pilot ? Returned to Bradley Field, USA
6 Jul 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Kafu
2 Jul 1945 Duffy's Tuffys Pilot ? South Plains AAB
30 Jun 1945 Duffy's Tuffys Pilot Returned USA Bradley Field AAB, CT
28 Jun 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Nobeoka
25 Jun 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Nagoya Arsenal
22 Jun 1945 Boeing Belle Pilot South Plains 4168 Base Unit
21 Jun 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Tamashima
19 Jun 1945 Boeing Belle Pilot Returned USA to Bradley Field 121 Base Unit
19 Jun 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Shizuocka
17 Jun 1945 Lady Luck Pilot ? To South Plains
14 Jun 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Osaki
13 Jun 1945 General Ike Pilot ? To Bradley Field AAB
13 Jun 1945 Lady Luck Pilot ? Returned to Bradley Field, USA via Valley in Wales
9 Jun 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Tachikawa
3 Jun 1945 Our Gal Sal Pilot ? To South Plains (4168 Base Unit)
31 May 1945 Our Gal Sal Pilot ? Returned to USA, Bradley Field (121 Base Unit)
28 May 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Yokohama
23 May 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Tokyo
20 May 1945 Our Gal Sal Pilot ? Transferred to 482BG at Alconbury
18 May 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Hamamatsu
16 May 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Nagoya Mitsubishi factory
13 May 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Nagoya
9 May 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Otake & Tokuyama
7 May 1945 Little Miss Mischief Pilot ? Some sources show a/c transferred to 306BG
4 May 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Oita Arsenal
3 May 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Tachiari airfield
25 Apr 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Miyazaki
22 Apr 1945 Becoming Back Pilot ? Transferred to 491BG as a/c "D+" (no combat missions)<br>Returned USA -- Willow Run
21 Apr 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Miyazaki
20 Apr 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Kushira
16 Apr 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Kanoya
15 Apr 1945 City of Arcadia
Aborted		 Pilot Kawasaki Aborted
13 Apr 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Tokyo Arsenal
11 Apr 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Koriyama
6 Apr 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Nagoya Mitsubishi factory
6 Apr 1945 General Ike Pilot ? Returned to Bassingbourn
3 Apr 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Shizuock
30 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Wilhelmshaven
27 Mar 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Omura
25 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Ehmen
24 Mar 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Nagoya Mitsubishi factory
24 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Wesel Flak damage - Low level to support troops in Rhine crossing
22 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Giebelstadt
21 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Achmer
20 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Hemingstedt
18 Mar 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Nagoya docks
16 Mar 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Kobe
13 Mar 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Osaka
12 Mar 1945 General Ike Pilot ? Returned to Bassingbourn
11 Mar 1945 City of Arcadia
Aborted		 Pilot Nagoya docks Aborted
11 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Kiel
10 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Paderborn
9 Mar 1945 City of Arcadia Pilot Tokyo
9 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Munster
8 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Siegen
3 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Magdeburg
1 Mar 1945 Dumbo Pilot Ingolstadt
28 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Arnsberg
27 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Halle
24 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Lehte
23 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Paderborn
22 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Halberstadt - Vienenberg
21 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Nurnberg
19 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Jungenthal
18 Feb 1945 General Ike Pilot ? To 2nd Strategic Air Depot
16 Feb 1945 Becoming Back Pilot ? 467th Sub Depot repaired left rudder + maintenance
15 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Magdeburg
14 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Magdeburg
9 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Magdeburg
6 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Magdeburg
3 Feb 1945 Dumbo Pilot Magdeburg
29 Jan 1945 Dumbo Pilot Hamm
25 Jan 1945 Lady Luck Pilot ? To Dow Field AAB
1 Jan 1945 Lady Luck Pilot ? Delivered to Lincoln AAB
23 Dec 1944 St Louis Blues Pilot ? Salvaged as obsolete at Hollandia, New Guinea
29 Nov 1944 Skunkface III Pilot ? Assigned to 91BG at Bassingbourn
5 Nov 1944 Our Gal Sal Pilot Ludwigshafen Cat A flak damage, #1 supercharger hit & left fuselage
15 Oct 1944 Skunkface III Pilot ? To Dow Field AAB, assigned overseas
26 Sep 1944 Dumbo Pilot Hamm
25 Sep 1944 Dumbo Pilot Coblenz
19 Sep 1944 Lil` Lu Pilot ? Assigned to 385BG at Great Ashfield
15 Sep 1944 Lil` Lu Pilot ? To Grenier AAB
10 Sep 1944 Dumbo Pilot Ulm
8 Sep 1944 Skunkface III Pilot ? Delivered to Lincoln AAB
7 Sep 1944 Lil` Lu Pilot ? To Hunter Field AAB
26 Aug 1944 Dumbo Pilot Eindhoven
25 Aug 1944 Dumbo Pilot Wismar
24 Aug 1944 Lil` Lu Pilot ? Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
31 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot Ludwigshaven
29 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot Bremen
25 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot St Lo Tactical support for ground troops
24 Jul 1944 Dumbo
Aborted		 Pilot St Lo
23 Jul 1944 Becoming Back Pilot ? Assigned overseas
22 Jul 1944 The B.T.O. Pilot ? Assigned to 91BG at Bassingbourn as a/c DF-C
21 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot Saarbrucken rail yards
20 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot Gotha
19 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot Leipheim - Laupheim
18 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot Caen
17 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot Belfort rail yards
14 Jul 1944 The B.T.O. Pilot ? Assigned to 486BG at Sudbury as a/c H8-F
13 Jul 1944 The B.T.O. Pilot ? To Grenier AAB
13 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot Saarbrucken
12 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot Munich - Reims airfield
11 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot Munich - Reims airfield
2 Jul 1944 Dumbo Pilot Sautrecure NoBall V-weapon site
29 Jun 1944 Dumbo Pilot Kothen airfield
28 Jun 1944 Dumbo Pilot Saarbrucken
28 Jun 1944 Madame Shoo Shoo Pilot ? Assigned to 91BG at Bassingbourn, England
25 Jun 1944 The B.T.O. Pilot ? To Kearney AAB
25 Jun 1944 Dumbo Pilot Buc airfield
18 Jun 1944 Dumbo Pilot Hamburg Flak damage
17 Jun 1944 Becoming Back Pilot ? Delivered to USAAF
15 Jun 1944 Little Miss Mischief Pilot ? Assigned to 91BG 324BS a/c "F"
14 Jun 1944 Dumbo Pilot Chateaudun airfield Flak damage
13 Jun 1944 The B.T.O. Pilot ? Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
12 Jun 1944 Dumbo Pilot Conches airfield
11 Jun 1944 Dumbo Pilot Cormielles Afternoon mission
10 Jun 1944 Royal Flush
Aborted		 Pilot Morlaix airfield
9 Jun 1944 Milk Wagon Pilot ? Assigned to 447BG
8 Jun 1944 Milk Wagon Pilot ? To Dow Field AAB and assigned overseas
6 Jun 1944 Dumbo Pilot Caen 3rd mission of day to support invasion
3 Jun 1944 Dumbo Pilot Buc airfield
2 Jun 1944 D-Day Doll Pilot ? Assigned to 447BG
1 Jun 1944 Madame Shoo Shoo Pilot ? To Dow Field AAB
30 May 1944 Dumbo Pilot Oldenburg Flak damage
29 May 1944 Little Miss Mischief Pilot ? To Dow Field AAB for overseas deployment
28 May 1944 Dumbo Pilot Zeitz - Merseburg
27 May 1944 Dumbo Pilot Saarbrucken
27 May 1944 Milk Wagon Pilot ? To Kearney AAB. Nebraska
25 May 1944 Dumbo Pilot Terrenes rail yard
25 May 1944 Madame Shoo Shoo Pilot ? To Kearney AAB
24 May 1944 D-Day Doll Pilot ? To Grenier Field for overseas deployment
24 May 1944 Dumbo Pilot Bricy airfield
23 May 1944 Dumbo Pilot Orleans - Bricy
22 May 1944 Dumbo Pilot Siracourt - St Pois V-weapon site
20 May 1944 Dumbo Pilot ? Assigned to 453BG, crew chief : M/Sgt John Randall
18 May 1944 Little Miss Mischief Pilot ? To Hunter AAB
18 May 1944 Milk Wagon Pilot ? Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
13 May 1944 Madame Shoo Shoo Pilot ? Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
11 May 1944 D-Day Doll Pilot ? To Kearney AAB, Nebraska
27 Apr 1944 D-Day Doll Pilot ? Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
11 Apr 1944 General Ike Pilot ? Officially named by General Eisenhower at Bassingbourn
23 Mar 1944 Little Miss Mischief Pilot ? Delivered to USAAC at Tulsa AAB
16 Mar 1944 General Ike Pilot ? Transferred to 91BG at Bassingbourn
13 Mar 1944 General Ike Pilot ? Assigned to 457BG at Glatton, England
25 Feb 1944 Dumbo Pilot ? Delivered to USAAF from Douglas plant, Tulsa
23 Feb 1944 General Ike Pilot ? To Grenier AAB for overseas deployment
6 Feb 1944 Royal Flush
Aborted		 Pilot Evreaux airfield Returned early - spare a/c
4 Feb 1944 Royal Flush
Aborted		 Pilot Frankfurt Returned early - non sortie
3 Feb 1944 Our Gal Sal Pilot Wilhelmshaven 351 sqn diary notes this a/c's 1st mission as 2nd Feb 44 but no mission was flown that day, it is assumed the date should have been 3rd Feb.
24 Jan 1944 General Ike Pilot ? Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
17 Jan 1944 St Louis Blues Pilot ? To Will Rogers Field AAB, Okl -- assigned to 20CMS
14 Jan 1944 Royal Flush Pilot Foret d'Hesdin V-weapon site. Flew with 94BG formation
14 Jan 1944 Spirit of Flak-Wolf Pilot ? Assigned to 303rd Bomb Group at Molesworth
12 Jan 1944 Meat Hound Pilot ? SALVAGED - to 2nd Strategic Air Depot
27 Dec 1943 Royal Flush
Aborted		 Pilot (Recalled) Returned early -spare a/c
23 Dec 1943 Devil's Ball Pilot ? Assigned to 351BG
21 Dec 1943 Spirit of Flak-Wolf Pilot ? Assigned overseas to 8th Air Force
20 Dec 1943 Royal Flush
Aborted		 Pilot Bremen Aborted (non-sortie?)
20 Dec 1943 Sugar Blues Pilot ? Assigned to 91BG, 323BS
17 Dec 1943 Spirit of Flak-Wolf Pilot ? To Presque isle AAB
5 Dec 1943 Spirit of Flak-Wolf Pilot ? To Grand Island AAB
27 Nov 1943 Spirit of Flak-Wolf Pilot ? To Cheyenne Modification Center
23 Nov 1943 Spirit of Flak-Wolf Pilot ? Assigned to USAAF
11 Nov 1943 Boeing Belle Pilot ? Assigned to 349BS, 100BG @ Thorpe Abbotts
11 Nov 1943 Sugar Blues Pilot ? Despatched overseas to 8AF
10 Nov 1943 St Louis Blues Pilot ? To St Paul Mod. Center for conversion to F-7A photo recon
9 Nov 1943 Patty Jo Pilot ? Assigned to 388BG at Knettishall, UK
9 Nov 1943 Sugar Blues Pilot ? To Grand Island AAB
27 Oct 1943 Devil's Ball Pilot ? To Nashville AAB
23 Oct 1943 Patty Jo Pilot ? To Great Falls AAB
21 Oct 1943 Devil's Ball Pilot ? To Grand Island AAB, Nebraska
21 Oct 1943 Sugar Blues Pilot ? Delivered to USAAF at Denver
17 Oct 1943 Patty Jo Pilot ? To Grand Island AAB
7 Oct 1943 Devil's Ball Pilot ? Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
7 Oct 1943 Patty Jo Pilot ? Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
6 Oct 1943 Boeing Belle Pilot ? Grand Island, Nebraska
24 Sep 1943 Boeing Belle Pilot ? Delivered to Long Beach
17 Sep 1943 Hag Mag the Mothball Queen Pilot ? Left Shipdham from Tunis, N. Africa
15 Sep 1943 Stymie Pilot Paris (Renault plant) Severe damage - out of action for several days
9 Sep 1943 Stymie Pilot Beauvais - Tille
4 Sep 1943 Royal Flush Pilot ? Assigned overseas
26 Aug 1943 Hag Mag the Mothball Queen Pilot ? Returned from N.Africa to Shipdham
24 Aug 1943 Stymie
Aborted		 Pilot Bordeaux Returned early - oil leak
23 Aug 1943 Winning Run Pilot ? Returned to UK from North Africa
17 Aug 1943 Winnie The Pooh Pilot Regensburg Camera a/c
16 Aug 1943 Winning Run Pilot ? Secret flight to North Africa
30 Jul 1943 Meat Hound Pilot ? Transferred to 303rd Bomb Group at Molesworth
24 Jul 1943 Winnie The Pooh Pilot ? Assigned to 385BG's 551st Squadron as a/c 'Y'
20 Jul 1943 Winnie The Pooh Pilot ? To Dow Field AAB
16 Jul 1943 Royal Flush Pilot ? Received by USAAC
22 Jun 1943 Stymie Pilot Decoy mission Diversionary mission - no sortie credit
16 Jun 1943 Winnie The Pooh Pilot ? Delivered to Denver
9 Jun 1943 Stymie Pilot ? To Thorpe Abbotts
4 Jun 1943 Flak Wolf Pilot ? Assigned to 303rd Bomb Group at Molesworth
31 May 1943 Stymie Pilot ? Assigned overseas to 8AF in England
29 Apr 1943 Winning Run Pilot ? To Presque Isle, assigned to 303BG named "Buzzin Bronco"
13 Apr 1943 Winning Run Pilot ? To Metropolitan AAB
28 Mar 1943 Winning Run Pilot ? To Gore AAB
17 Mar 1943 Winning Run Pilot ? Delivered to Cheyenne Modification Center
2 Mar 1943 Meat Hound Pilot ? Assigned to 306th Bomb Group at Thurleigh
20 Feb 1943 Flak Wolf Pilot ? To Cheyenne Modification Center
18 Feb 1943 Flak Wolf Pilot ? Assigned to USAAF
17 Feb 1943 Meat Hound Pilot ? Assigned overseas to UK, 8th Air Force
14 Feb 1943 Meat Hound Pilot ? To Homestead AAB
12 Feb 1943 Meat Hound Pilot ? To Morrison AAB
7 Jan 1943 Meat Hound Pilot ? To Salina AAB
31 Dec 1942 Meat Hound Pilot ? Delivered to Denver Modification Center
1 Oct 1942 Rugged Buggy Pilot Assigned to 68th Bomb Sqn as a/c (bar) A