Sgt. Eugene Townsend's
B-17 Nose Art for the
32nd Bomb Squadron, WWII
Boyd
Thompson's
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A Nose-Art Gallery: Sgt. Eugene Townsend's B-17 Nose Art for the 32nd Bomb Squadron, WWII |
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"THE
GOON" (124407). Assigned 18 Aug 42. Transfer to 99th BG in Oct 43. To Walnut Ridge 5 Dec 45.
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"HUN-PECKER" (25131). Assigned 1 Nov 42. Transfer to 2nd BG 14 Nov 43. Transfer to 99th BG 28 Mar 44. No missions with the 99th BG.
To Kingman 18 Dec 45.
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"HOT COCK" (25836). Transfer to 2nd BG 14 Jan 43. MIA Sofia 24 Jan 44. Hit by falling bombs from another B-17.
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"SANDMAN" (230333). Assigned Aug 43. Transfer to 97th BG. Weather aircraft from 15 Jul 44. Salvaged overseas 14 Oct 44.
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"LEADFOOT" (25137). MIA Turin 30 Oct 43. Crew all KIA.
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"RIGOR-MORTIS" (25233). Assigned 31 Dec 43. Transfer to 2nd BG 14 Nov 43
after 95 missions. Flew 18 missions with 2nd BG. Transfer to 99th BG 28
Mar 44. Transfer to 483rd BG 31 Mar 44.
To Arledge Field 23 Nov 44.
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"DUMBO" (124350). Assigned 23 Aug 42. Exploded in the
air on return from depot 30 Nov 42. Crew all KIA.
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"PLAYBOY" (124409). Assigned 23 Aug 42. Transfer to 99th BG 14 Nov 43 after 35 missions. Transfer to 483rd BG 31 Mar 44. To U.S. 4 Jul 44. To Altus 11 Sep 45.
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"WABASH CANNON BALL" (124361). Assigned 18 Jul 42. Transfer
to 99th BG after 52 missions. Transfer to 2nd BG 14 Nov 43. Transfer back to 99th BG 28 Mar
44. Transfer to 483rd BG 31 Mar 44. To U.S. 11 Jun 44. To Altus 20 Aug 45.
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"CAROL JEAN IV" (25137). MIA Turin 30 Oct 43. Crew all KIA.
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"BAD PENNY" (124363). Assigned 18 Aug 42. MIA Bizerte 28 Nov 42.
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"PLUTOCRAT(E)" (124408). Assigned 18 Aug 42. Transfer
to 2nd BG Oct 43. Transfer to 483rd BG 29 Apr 44. To
Albuquerque 26 May 45.
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"GEORGIA PEACH" (23391). MIA Wiener Neustadt 2 Nov 43. Attacked by fighters, crashed near Espang. Crew KIA.
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"SPECIAL DELIVERY" (124369). Assigned 23 Aug 42. Crash landing 4 Dec 42. Battle damage Bizerte 15 Dec 42 on fifth mission. Salvaged.
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"SPECIAL DELIVERY II" (124418). Transfer from 352nd BS. To U.S. 10 Nov 43.
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"PRINCESS O'ROURKE" (46347). Assigned 29 Jul 44. MIA Vipiteno 20 Apr 45. Crew interned in Switzerland.
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"SLEEPY TIME GAL" (297165). MIA Munich 19 Jul 44. Mechanical failure, crashed near Lesacb. Crew all POW.
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"SLICK CHICK" (23343). Flew 78 missions. Weather aircraft in summer of 1944.
To depot 6 Oct 44. Salvaged overseas 11 Jul 45.
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"JACK HALEY'S COMET" (46362). Assigned 12 Aug 44. To Kingman 13 Dec 45.
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"AMAZIN' MAIZIE" (231886). MIA Blechhammer 7 Aug 44. Shot down by fighters and flak. Crew all POW.
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"THE GREMLIN." (25145). Transfer to 2nd BG after 62 missions. MIA Padua 4 Sep 43.
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"MISS TALLAHASSEE LASSEE" (297906). Assigned 4 Jul 44. To depot 20 Apr 45. Salvaged 25 Apr 45.
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"SHOO-SHOO BABY."
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"LITTLE PAULA."
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"SKINHEAD/NOSEY" (25350). Assigned 21 Jan 43. Transfer to 2nd BG 14 Nov 43 after 67 missions. Transfer to 99th BG 28 Mar 44. Flew five missions with 2nd BG, one with 99th BG. Transfer to 483rd BG on 31 Mar 44. To U.S. 8 Jul 44. To Albuquerque 3 Aug 45.