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Nose art

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:29 am
by wolfcub
I am looking for any information on a B17 named "My Ideal" which flew in the ETO. I am particularly interested in the nose art, if any. I know A/C names and nose art were generally unoffficial and subject to change. Still...

BN 42-97156 (94BG 410 Sqdn) and BN 43-37767QJE (96BG339 Sqdn) both bore the name "My Ideal", but there is no nose art associated with either that I can find.


Any help will be appreciated.

Re: Nose art

Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:51 pm
by mike furline

Re: Nose art

Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:40 pm
by wolfcub
Thanks fo the photo. Do you know the BuNo?

Re: Nose art

Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 10:14 pm
by mike furline
wolfcub wrote:Thanks fo the photo. Do you know the BuNo?


The term BuNo or Bureau Numbers are used for US Naval/Marine aircraft. AAC/Air Force aircraft use S/N (Serial Number).
The webpage I provided is for a guy in the 94th Bomb Group, so I presume it's S/N 42-97156.

Re: Nose art

Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:29 pm
by wolfcub
Thanks.
My dad was USAAF; I was USMC aviation

Re: Nose art

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:07 am
by Simes123
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Re: Nose art

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 7:16 pm
by The Inspector
4297156 l/n 7629 B-17G-40-BO
4337767 l/n 8745 B-17G-70-BO
both are in open holes in Baughers list :?