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*'''Buggs''' - Unknown Number | *'''Buggs''' - Unknown Number | ||
*'''Bula''' - Unknown Number | *'''Bula''' - Unknown Number | ||
*'''Burke II''' - [[41-39223]] - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha. | |||
*'''Carrot Top'' - [[41-39264]]- ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha. | |||
*'''Denver Darling''' - [[43-22307]]. ID from Pilot. There was an A-20G named Denver Darling. Lt. E. L. Johnson was the pilot. I assume that when he got his new Invader he carried the name over. Mission logs provide his serial number. | *'''Denver Darling''' - [[43-22307]]. ID from Pilot. There was an A-20G named Denver Darling. Lt. E. L. Johnson was the pilot. I assume that when he got his new Invader he carried the name over. Mission logs provide his serial number. | ||
*'''Disagreeable 4''' - Unknown Number | |||
*'''Dorris Lee''' - Unknown Number | *'''Dorris Lee''' - Unknown Number | ||
*'''Maggie's Drawers''' - | *'''Dottie Mae''' - [[41-39250]] | ||
*'''Miss Laid''' - Almost certainly named for an A-20G named "Miss Laid". | *'''El Lobo''' - [[41-39362]] - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha. | ||
*'''Miss Mildred''' - [[41- | *'''Eva Mae''' - Pilot James A. Carver | ||
*'''Jiggs''' - [[41-22497]] - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha | |||
*'''Maggie's Drawers''' - [[41-39360]] - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha. I have also seen it on a P-51 (42-106485), a B-17 (42-31776), and a B-24. This is a military slang term used to mean a red flag that indicates a miss in target practice. | |||
*'''Miss Laid''' - [[41-39224]]. ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha. Almost certainly named for an A-20G named "Miss Laid". | |||
*'''Miss Mildred''' - [[41-39416]] - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha. However, the listed pilot is E. G. Bishop, who flew a different plane on some missions. | |||
*'''Oklahoma Outlaw''' - [[41-39239]] - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha. | |||
*'''Phoenix Thunderbird]] - [[43-22313]] - ID from plane number (63), fuselage code (B), and mission logs. | |||
*'''Redbird''' - Lt. Michael A. Zubon | |||
*'''Reida Rae''' - Unknown Number | |||
*'''Ruthie II''' - Unknown Number | *'''Ruthie II''' - Unknown Number | ||
*'''Sugar Baby''' - [[41-39274]] | *'''Sugar Baby''' - [[41-39274]] | ||
*'''The Texas Kid''' - Unknown Number | *'''The Texas Kid''' - Unknown Number | ||
*'''Touchdown''' - [[41-39229]] - Based on description. Pilot is Lt. Leo Poundstone. Number from Poundstone's plane in mission logs. | *'''Touchdown''' - [[41-39229]] - Based on description. Pilot is Lt. Leo Poundstone. Number from Poundstone's plane in mission logs. |
Revision as of 06:04, 23 March 2018
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416th Bomb Group
- Baby Alan - 41-39234
- Buddy - 43-22356
- Buggs - Unknown Number
- Bula - Unknown Number
- Burke II - 41-39223 - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha.
- 'Carrot Top - 41-39264- ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha.
- Denver Darling - 43-22307. ID from Pilot. There was an A-20G named Denver Darling. Lt. E. L. Johnson was the pilot. I assume that when he got his new Invader he carried the name over. Mission logs provide his serial number.
- Disagreeable 4 - Unknown Number
- Dorris Lee - Unknown Number
- Dottie Mae - 41-39250
- El Lobo - 41-39362 - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha.
- Eva Mae - Pilot James A. Carver
- Jiggs - 41-22497 - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha
- Maggie's Drawers - 41-39360 - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha. I have also seen it on a P-51 (42-106485), a B-17 (42-31776), and a B-24. This is a military slang term used to mean a red flag that indicates a miss in target practice.
- Miss Laid - 41-39224. ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha. Almost certainly named for an A-20G named "Miss Laid".
- Miss Mildred - 41-39416 - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha. However, the listed pilot is E. G. Bishop, who flew a different plane on some missions.
- Oklahoma Outlaw - 41-39239 - ID from 416 pilot Lou Prucha.
- Phoenix Thunderbird]] - 43-22313 - ID from plane number (63), fuselage code (B), and mission logs.
- Redbird - Lt. Michael A. Zubon
- Reida Rae - Unknown Number
- Ruthie II - Unknown Number
- Sugar Baby - 41-39274
- The Texas Kid - Unknown Number
- Touchdown - 41-39229 - Based on description. Pilot is Lt. Leo Poundstone. Number from Poundstone's plane in mission logs.