Named Planes

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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.