398th B-17 Nose and Engine Art Photos

Below is an index to some of our 398th B-17 Nose and Engine Art. The index is ordered by Aircraft Number. Artwork might be images and/or text. Some artwork may be in locations other than the nose or engine. Many 398th B-17s did not have artwork.

For additional 398th Aircraft photos:

  1. 398th B-17 Aircraft Photos
  2. 398th B-17 Crashed and Damaged Aircraft Photos
  3. Other Aircraft Photo'd by the 398th

 

398th B-17 Nose and Engine Art Photos
(Ordered by A/C Number)
Aircraft Number Tail Letter Fuselage No. A/C Name Title Date Art Work Visible Comments
42-30721 3O Sweet and Lovely Pettus Crew Visits the Sweet and Lovely Spring 1945 Yes An old B-17F, classified as "War Weary" when with the 398th.
42-30721 3O Sweet and Lovely Sweet and Lovely while with the 381st 1944 Yes Sweet and Lovely while with the 381st.
42-97249 P N8 How Was It Well How Was It Well in Formation 1944/1945 Yes This A/C had the most missions for any 398th Aircraft.
42-97265 3O hell's angel hell's angel with the 601st Spring 1944 Yes Used in 398th Training; transferred to 381st.
42-97357 The Railroader Cullinan's Crew 19 July 1944 Yes The Cullinan Crew did not fly this aircraft this day.
42-97368     Tailwind Hadjes' Crew's B-17 on the Tamac Spring 1944 Yes Nose Art is visible on this photo.
42-97374 X K8-X Madame X Roderick's Crew - 602nd Squadron 28 July 1944 Yes  
42-97385 X 3O-X Shady Lady Blackwell's Crew - 601st Squadron 6 Aug 1944 Yes See "Tex" written under pilot's window.
42-97387 H K8-H Maude Maria Hancock's Crew - 602nd Squadron 9 September 1944 Yes
42-97811 Slick Chick Wierney's Crew - 601st Squadron 17 April 1944 Yes Possibly 42-97811 Slick Chick assigned to the 401st BG 21st May 1944.
42-102469 Q N7-Q Stormy Weather Kaufman's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 19 July 1944 19 July 1944 Yes
42-102469 Q N7-Q Stormy Weather Spitzer's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 2 November 1944 2 November 1944 Yes Partial "W" of Weather can be seen.
42-102516 H 3O-H Bronx Bomber II Bronx Bomber II Nose and Engine Art Summer 1944 Yes
42-102565 M 3O-M The Ugly Duckling The Ugly Duckling Nose Art 16 Aug 1944 Yes
42-102565 M 3O-M The Ugly Duckling John H. Davis' Crew - 601st Squadron 28 July 1944 Yes
42-102565 M 3O-M The Ugly Duckling Bingers's Crew - 601st Squadron 16 Aug 1944 Yes
42-102592 G N8-G WONDER BIRD Matthews' Crew - 600th Squadron 9 Oct 1944 Yes Probably 42-102592 N8-G, WONDER BIRD.
42-102593 M K8-M Vonnie Vonnie Nose Art 1945 Yes See "V.N.." of Vonnie just under #3 propeller and #4 engine named "Betty". Also see swastica and numerous missions shown by painted bombs.
42-102596 N 3O-N Doodit Sitler's Crew - 601st Squadron 9 October 1944 Yes  
42-102596 N 3O-N Doodit 1944 Yes Includes only those photos from collection with nose art.
42-107078 U N7-U OLE BLOOD N GUTS Jack Lee's Crew - 603rd Squadron 5 August 1944 Yes
42-107078 U N7-U OLE BLOOD N GUTS Lipnick's Crew - 603rd Squadron 28 Sept 1944 Yes
42-107188 G K8-G Ramp Rooster Griffin's Crew - 602nd Squadron 26 Sept 1944 Yes
42-107190 L 30-L Maxine Curtis' Crew - 601st Squadron 12 Sept 1944 Yes See AuGIE printed below the Waist Gunner's Window. Probably 42-107190 3O-L, Maxine.
43-37997 R and P N7-R and K8-P Miss X Miss X Nose Art 17 December 1945 Yes In Massachusetts after the war.
43-39180 G N8-G Hitler's Headache Unknown Crew - 600th Squadron - May 1945 - Arriving Bradley Field, CT on Hitler's Headache May 1945 Yes
43-39242 F N7-F LINN COUNTY EXPRESS Crew Chief Dacon's Crew - 603rd Squadron Spring 1945 Yes
44-8044 X N7-X The Cherry Crew Chief Bailey and Crew - 603rd Squadron 1944/45 Yes
4X-XXXXXX THE TAR HEEL LEMON Farnsworth's Crew - 601st Squadron 16 Aug 1945 Yes Data from the T/Sgt. Ben Core, Radio Operator/Top Turret Gunner, 601st Diary for Aug 3, 4, and 5 suggest 42-97338 3O-C was The Tar Heel Lemon, though he did not use all upper case. The matter is under investigation (11/2004).
4X-XXXXXX The Georgia Cracker Stanley Reed's Crew - 600th Squadron Spring 1944 Yes
4X-XXXXXX UPTOWN EXPRESS Durtschi's Crew - 603rd Squadron 22 Sept 1944 Yes A/C Serial No. not identified; however, the A/C name, UPTOWN EXPRESS is in the photo.
4X-XXXXXX UPTOWN EXPRESS UPTOWN EXPRESS 22 Sept 1944 Yes A/C Serial No. not identified; however, the A/C name, UPTOWN EXPRESS is in the photo.
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 Irish Pete Unknown 398th Crew during Rapid City Training - 602 Squadron; possibly the John W. Stuermer Crew 14 September 1943 Yes