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This page lists all I've been able to find on aircraft/pilot/aircraft name/noseart features of the 404th. The majority of the names and noseart came after Winkton but some are relevant for that Period and they are highlighted in bold.
| 506 Squadron | ||||
LETTERS |
PILOT |
SERIAL |
NAME |
ARTWORK |
4K*S |
O "Ollie" Simpson |
225599 |
JOAN |
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4K*B |
Robert F (Speedy) Bealle |
225097 |
Hairless Joe |
reproduction of cartoon figure |
4K*Y |
Robert F (Speedy) Bealle |
Black Panther |
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4K*U |
Russ Christopher |
227257 |
Maggie Zass |
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Bosin |
LoFlo |
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| Jim B White | Flak Valley Express | |||
| 4K*O ? | George W Stovall |
Pretty Baby |
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Don Miller |
Sheila |
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Mercer |
Mommie |
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| Joe Sherwood | Betty Bag | |||
4K*J |
Thomas R Litchfield |
225731 |
The Blonde Angel | Girl's head with streaming yellow blonde hair |
4K*J bar |
James K Johnson |
225720 |
Nellie B |
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4K*M |
George (Mac) McLaughlin |
225316 |
Southern Comfort | |
4K*L |
Leo Moon |
225221 |
reversed underfuselage stripes red chequer rudder tab and flap warning panels. Silver oakleaves on green background on bomb racks. Fin/rudder artwork Clouds/wind/death from the skies |
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4K*R |
Harold G (Hal) Shook |
225599 |
Script style both sides of fuselage in white, with grey highlights |
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4K*R |
Harold G (Hal) Shook |
226465 |
the name in this case was less ornate in style but boldly coloured with yellow orange letters against a blue panel with speed effects on it. |
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Sigma Nu Girl |
camouflaged bubble top with sigma nu girl in blue on fuselage side. Sigma Nu in light blue germanic script outlined in white, girl in plain light blue italic script angled at 45 degrees |
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4K*O |
"Pappy" Yocum |
433579 |
Pride o Dogpatch | |
4K*T |
433085 |
Mary Anne |
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| Bundle of Nerves | ||||
| 4K*E | Arthur Justice | 228367 | Mommie | reportedly at Winkton late June 1944 |
| 4K*E | Donald Mercer | 228367 | Li'l Biddy | Late war, took plane over from Justice |
507 Squadron |
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LETTERS |
PILOT |
SERIAL |
NAME |
ARTWORK |
Y8*B |
Howard L (Skin) Galbreath |
Bobby Snooks |
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Y8*C |
Clarence (Yank) Widner ? |
Ginna J |
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Y8*H |
Ernest J P Kovats ? |
Angie |
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Y8*M |
Robert A Reiff |
silhouette of Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas |
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| Y8*S | Duffy | 225977 | Miriam | |
Y8*R |
Thomas L Weller |
Striped Ass Ape |
Chimpanzee wearing red and white striped shorts |
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Y8*T |
Floyd T (Ramblin' Wreck) Blair |
Ramblin' Wreck |
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Y8*V |
Sherman N Crocker |
Peggy |
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Y8*W |
Steve Courtney |
Sar Pete |
Republic employees presentation plaque |
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Y8*W |
Fred Varn |
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Donald M Ferris |
Francis C |
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Donal D Dove |
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John F Phelps |
Vivian |
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Y8*K |
Denver W (Smitty) Smith |
225722 |
Birdie |
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Y8*E |
Clay Tice Jr |
226001 |
Elsie |
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Y8*E |
Clay Tice Jr |
227234 |
Elsie |
The P47 had a starboard cowl badge consisting of a red and black roundel with a white skull and a tomahawk. The aircraft also had a badge on the starboard fuselage side, a baby in a white romper suite with a rifle, held up by balloons, and underneath the words L'il Butch. |
Y8*A |
Carroll W (Red or Mac) MCColpin |
226414 |
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Y8*F |
Russell S (Freddie) Fredenhall |
225893 |
Joan painted in big letters on the side of his ship |
On the cowling"Freddy-Hopper", with a happy grasshopper firing a machine-gun. |
Y8*D |
James A (Hoss) Mullins |
225852 | Snorting bull badge on forward fuselage sides | |
Y8*D |
James A (Hoss) Mullins |
Snorting Bull 2 | (both Bubbletops) | |
508 Squadron |
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LETTERS |
PILOT |
SERIAL |
NAME |
ARTWORK |
7J*X |
Jack Tueller |
225873 |
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7J*E |
Ernest (Tibbo) Tibbets | My Mozelle |
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7J*Q |
433518 |
Sweet Music |
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| Immanuel | ||||
| 7J*N | Harry Nystrom | 225693 | fireball insignia on port upper forward fuselage and small black triangle on fin/rudder | |
