USAAF Nose Art Research Project
Frisco Nannie
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Another nose art painted by "The Drowsy Swede" - Cpl Henry Johnson, this 500BG Superfortress was designated as Z-34. It displays Johnson's favoured lettering style as well as a delightful half nude pin-up.

Location

Known mission list

DateCrewTargetNotes
1 Feb 1945 Weather strike #161
10 Feb 1945 Reeves (Pilot) Ota Nakajima
15 Feb 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Nagoya Mitsubishi Light flak and fighter damage
19 Feb 1945 D Jackson (Pilot) Tokyo Musashino
25 Feb 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Tokyo
4 Mar 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Tokyo Musashino
6 Mar 1945 Weather strike
9 Mar 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Tokyo
11 Mar 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Nagoya
13 Mar 1945 G Gillert (Pilot) Osaka
16 Mar 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Kobe
18 Mar 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Nagoya
27 Mar 1945 Sewell (Pilot) Kyushu AFs
1 Apr 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Tokyo Nakajima
3 Apr 1945 W E Robertson (Pilot) Tokyo Tachikawa
8 Apr 1945 W E Robertson (Pilot) Kagoshima
12 Apr 1945 Coffman (Pilot) Tokyo Musashino Nakajima Landed on Iwo Jima
13 Apr 1945 W E Robertson (Pilot) Tokyo Arsenal
No Sortie		 (NS) - failed to take off - #4 eng
15 Apr 1945 W E Robertson (Pilot) Southern Tokyo
18 Apr 1945 W E Robertson (Pilot), Capt R M Cordray (Co-Pilot) Izumi Airfield Lost 2 engs and landed Okinawa
30 Apr 1945 Capt H G Gray (Pilot), E Betts (Co-Pilot) Hamamatsu
7 May 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Weather strike
10 May 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Tokuyama
13 May 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Nagoya
14 May 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot), E Betts (Co-Pilot) Nagoya
29 May 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Yokohama
1 Jun 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Osaka urban
5 Jun 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Kobe
7 Jun 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Osaka
10 Jun 1945 Arbon (Pilot) Chiba Hitachi
15 Jun 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Osaka Amagasaki
17 Jun 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Hamamatsu
19 Jun 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Fukuoka
1 Jul 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Kumamoto
Aborted		 R/E (NS) - exhaust failure #3 engine
12 Jul 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Ichinomiya
16 Jul 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Oita
19 Jul 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Hitachi
24 Jul 1945 J R Farrell (Pilot) Osaka (Kuwana) (p) completed tour
1 Aug 1945 Gerrity (Pilot) Toyama
14 Aug 1945 Walker (Pilot) Osaka
29 Aug 1945 POW Supply #5

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