Named Planes

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Planes are divided into two categories -modern planes, with names displayed after the Korean War, and Historical Planes, which show their wartime names. All planes are listed alphabetically within each category.

Modern Planes

Note that many of these planes do not have their historical names or markings with a handful of notable exceptions.


  • Georgia Invader - unk.
  • Grim Reaper - 44-35617 - IMG

Historical Planes from Combat Theaters

After each name is a code which indicates how the ID was made. IMG means that we have an image or photo showing the nose of the plane with identifying marks. PH is a Personal History. This could be a picture of the pilot by the nose with other notes accompanying it. HX is historical records, either from a bomb squadron historical association or from a historical article in a magazine, a repair roster, etc. EL is process of elimination. In some cases only a partial serial number can be seen. We can narrow it down to a couple of planes and then determining where each was at a given time will help us make a positive ID.


  • Baby Alan - 41-39234
  • Beautiful Katey - Unk. 386BS/409BG. Plane C. #2 on nose. Lt. Tom Farr
  • Beruie I - 41-39261 - HX
  • Betty - 44-34380
  • The Big Black Noop Gnat - 44-35941
  • Big Chief - 41-39362 - IMG
  • Big Chief - 44-34221
  • The Big O - 44-34098
  • Billie II - 8BS Korea
  • The Black Bitch - 44-34713
  • Black Jack - 44-35978
  • Black Widow - 37BS/17BG. Pusan. 1953
  • Boopsie - 729BS. Korea. Lt. Ray Marzullo. 
  • Bostonians Express - Unk. Korea
  • Boysan - 44-34374
  • Brown Nose - 44-34552
  • Buddy - 43-22356
  • Bugs - 43-22495
  • Bula - 43-22385
  • Burke II - Unknown Number -416th Bomb Group
  • Bye Bye Bluebird - 8BS. Korea. 1953. 1Lt. Donald Mansfield. flew last mission of Korean War.
  • Filthy J. McNasty - Unk. Korea
  • The First Team - 13BS. 1952. Korea. Cpt. Donald Soefkler
  • For Pete's Sake - 43-22330 - IMG
  • Fly By Night - 44-35940
  • The Flying Irishman - 729BS/452BG. Pusan 1951
  • Gator Invader - 44-3469
  • Gene's Machine - 44-34547
  • Geraldine - Unk. Korea
  • Geraldine - 13BS. Korea (differnt than above). 
  • The Golden Bear - 44-34700
  • Hell's Belle - 44-34656
  • Hollywood Hangover - 44-34553
  • Hollywood Hangover - Unk. 728BS. korea. 
  • Honey Bunch III - 44-34226
  • Lady - unk. 13BS Korea. May also be another plane. Image is on Navigator side.
  • Lady Bertie - 44-34277
  • Lady June - Unk. Korea. 
  • Lady Marc - 43-22363
  • Laverne - Unk. 452BW. 1951. 
  • Lethal Lady - 44-34281
  • Lil-Nell - Maybe 44-34311? There is a photo a model of this plane depeicted as such, but no details.
  • Linda - 3BW. Korea
  • Little Debbie - 13BS. Cpt. S....a
  • Little Miss Joan - Unk. Korea
  • Little Miss Joan - Unk. Korea
  • Little Sheba - 44-35361 
  • Lizzie II - 44-34334
  • Los Angeles City Limits - 8BS. Korea.
  • Louise - Unk. 13BS Korea. 
  • LSMFT' (Loaded Spare, Might Fly Tonight) - 37BS. 1953. 
  • Lucky Louise - 43-22306 - HX
  • Maiden USA (AKA: Old Able) - 44-34372
  • Maiden's Delight - 44-34366
  • Maggie's Drawers - A-26B. Unknown Number. 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 bomb miss in target practice. -416th Bomb Group
  • Mar-Jim - 44-34340
  • Margie - 44-34520
  • Marian B - 44-34520
  • Martha - Unk. korea
  • Martha Ann - 44-35345
  • Maryland Mary - 43-22334 - IMG
  • Mattress Mary - Unk. Korea
  • Maximum Effort - 730BS. Korea. 
  • Midnight Rendezvous - 44-34322
  • Mighty Mad - Unk. 319. BG
  • Mischievious Miggs - 41-39194 - IMG
  • Miss Carol - Unk. Korea
  • Miss Fitt - 44-35985
  • Miss Laid - 41-39224. Almost certainly named for an A-20G-25-DO (43-9224) named "Miss Laid". The A-20 Havoc was the first A-20 Havoc to complete 100 missions without a failure or abort, was renamed "La France Libre" to participate in a ceremony in Paris honoring the accomplishment. -416th Bomb Group
  • Miss Lace - Unk. CBI Theater
  • Miss Ma Nookie - 8BS. 1953. Korea
  • Miss Maggie - Unk. Korea
  • Miss Mi-Nookie - 44-34569
  • Miss Mildred - Unk. 670BS. Lt. Edward Bishop
  • Miss Mildred - 41-39205
  • Miss Murphy - 44-35601
  • Miss Nancy Jo - 44-34582
  • Miss Sandy - 44-35783
  • Miss Used - 44-34698
  • Monie - 44-34517
  • Moonshine - 44-34531
  • Mrs. Dottie - 44-34371
  • Mrs. Myk - 44-34317
  • My Belle -  44-34571
  • My Bonnie - 43-22528
  • My Darling June - 13Bs. Korea. Pilot Al Kosciuzko
  • My Helen - Unk. 95BS. Korea. Walsh. 
  • My Margie - 44-35520
  • 'My Mary Lou - 44-35696
  • Myakinazz - 44-34683
  • Natalie - 8BS Korea
  • Nebba Hatchi - 3BW
  • Needith Edith II - 44-34345
  • Neva' Hoppen - 44-35767
  • Nightmare - 44-35590
  • No Sweat - 34Bs. 1952. KOREA
  • Noop Gnat II - 44-35939
  • Oklahoma Outlaw - 41-39239 - IMG
  • Old's 88 - 44-34563
  • Omar Khayyam's - 13BS. Korea. Note: this may also be another name. Omar's visage on the navigator side.
  • The Osaka Stage - 90BS. 1951. Cpt. Del Gosser
  • Our Leading Lady - 452nd BW. 1951 korea.
  • Pagliacci - 43-22604
  • Pasadena Pistol Packer - 44-34678
  • Pasadena Pistol Packer II - 44-34580
  • Passionate Mountaineer - Unk. Korea. 1953
  • Peggy - 670BS/416 BG. Unk.
  • Phoenix Thunderbird - 43-22313 - IMG
  • Pirate?? No name - [[41-39204] - IMG
  • Piss On It - 34BS/17BW. Korea. 1953
  • The Point - 43-22343
  • Pop Gun Pete - 44-35915
  • Pretty Patti - 44-34766
  • Princess Pud - 44-34272
  • The Purple Shaft - 43-22484
  • Rat Poison, Jr. - 43-22312 - IMG
  • Rebel -8BS Korea
  • Redbird - Lt. Michael A. Zubon -416th Bomb Group
  • The Redbird - 41-39401(different from above entry)
  • Reddy an Willin - 44-34704
  • Reida Rae - 43-22499
  • Rice Paddy Wagon - 44-35219
  • Rickey Tick II - 43-22498
  • Roadrunner - Unk. 319 BG
  • Rugged Ruthie - Unk. RB plane. korea
  • Rush's Renegades Hot to Trot - Unk. 8BS. korea
  • Ruthie J - A-26B. Unknown Number -416th Bomb Group
  • The Texas Kid - A-26B. Unknown Number -416th Bomb Group
  • Texas Special - 44-34312
  • This is It - 17BW CO Plane. Col. Gordon Timmons. 1953
  • TOC-SAN - unk. 8BS. Korea
  • Tokoyo Traveller - 3BG. Okinawa 1945. 
  • Tom Swift's Flying Machine - 43-22354
  • Touchdown - Unknown number. Photo from Cpt. Cachat's collection identifies this as the plane of Lt. Leo Poundstone and is dated Apr 7, 1945. No missions were flown on April 7th. Poundstone did not fly any missions between Apr 7th and Apr 24th. He flew 5 additional mission between Apr 24th and the end of the war. Those missions were flown in 4 different planes. There is no indication that Touchdown was Poundstone's plane as he didn't seem to have a permanently assigned plane. -416th Bomb Group
  • Torchy - Unk. 8BS. Korea
  • 'We Go Pogo - One of the 4 IR planes. Korea 
  • The Wench - Unk. Korea
  • What Shebolians" - Unk. 17BW. korea
  • White Mule - Unk. 416BG. 
  • Winamac Werewolf - 43-22501
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