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B-24: Fools Paradise

B-24 Liberator “Fools Paradise” of the 38th Bomb Squadron, 30th Bombardment Group photographed on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands in July 1944.

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B-17 Nose Art: Thru Hel’en Hiwater

B-17G Thru Hel’en Hiwater was assigned to the 358th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd Bombardment Group (“Hell’s Angels”). The B-17 was lost, along with the 2Lt. Roy A. Larson and crew, during a mission to Hamm, Germany in April 1944. Thru Hel’en … Continue reading

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B-24 Liberator “Sabu”

Elaborate nose art of a flying boxcar on an unknown B-24 Liberator:  

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B-17 “Man O War II”

B-17 “Man O War II Horsepower Ltd.” of the 322nd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomb Group. “Man O War II” flew numerous missions with the 91st for nine months before being lost in November 1944 in a mission over over Merseburg. … Continue reading

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