B-29 Nose Art Photos

ffuries · **Posted:** Sat Jan 07, 2017 9:54 pm

A buddy from a gun forum I am a member of came across a phot album with B-29 nose art, crew photos and buildings. Looks like it's from Saipan around 1945. The antique store that has it is asking $400.00 (Good or bad price I don't know, neither does my buddy). My buddy believes he has identified the original owner of the photo album, but I don't have his permission to post the name as of yet. If he can't reach a deal with the store owner and someone is interested in obtaining the photo album send me an email at ffuries@comcast.net or message me here with your e-mail address and I will forward it to him to contact you with the stores information. There are also some pictures of P-38's, B-24's, battle damage, and wrecks!

Here is the list of AC nose art pictures in the album, any information on these AC is greatly welcomed.

Long Distance 42-24544
Poison Ivy 42- 24585
Lassie Come Home 42-24609
Bedroom eyes 42-24610
“Joltin” Josie, The Pacific Pioneer 42-24614
Yokohama Yo-Yo 42-24621
Lucky Irish 42-24622
Thumper 42-24623
Lady Mary Anna 42-24625
Mustn’t Touch 42-24657
Dream Girl 42-24673
Tokyo Twister 42-24682
Fast Company 42-24691
A-Broad with Eleven Yanks 42-24698
Tail Wind 42-24761
Miss HAP 42-24774
Stripped for Action 42-63466
Mary Anna 42-65253
Frisco Nannie 42-93889

Virgin Widow not finding a B-29, but I am finding a P-61

67N20 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2017 6:06 pm

Here is some information on the B-29s that I culled form Joe Baugher's website:

Long Distance - 42-24544: Delivered to USAAF 6-21-44. Arrived Saipan 10-25-44. Suffered combat damage-collision with a Tony on 12-3-44. Returned to US. Reclaimed at Keesler AFB 5-31-50.

Poison Ivy - 42-24585: Delivered to USAAF 7-15-44. 11th Photo Reconnaissance Group, 3rd PR Squadron. Crashed 6 mile NE of Agana, Guam 6-8-45 due to engine failure.

Lassie Come Home - 42-24609: Delivered to USAAF 7-26-44. Arrived Saipan 10-22-44. 498th BG, 874th BS. Had 2 engines damaged on mission to Nagoya 1-14-45 but was able to return to base, but aircraft DBR. Lost to Guam Air Depot 2-17-45.

Bedroom Eyes - 42-24610: Delivered to USAAF 7-31-44. Returned to US after 61 missions. MACR 13018 indiactes the left gunner was sucked from the plane when the left side blister fell off in flight.

Joltin' Josie - 42-24614: Delivered to USAAF 7-28-44. First B-29 to arrive at Saipan 10-12-44. 498th BG, 873rd BS. Crashed after take off 4-1-45 near Tinian. No survivors. MACR 13766.

Yokohama Yo-Yo - 42-24621: Assigned to 40th BG, 44th BS Chakulia, India, then 11th PRG, 3rd PRS. Returned to US and assig 4ned to 234th Army Air Force Base Unit at Clovis AAF, NM. Ground accident 1-18-46 at Ellington AAF, Houston. Reclaimed at Warner Robbins 4-25-49.

Lucky Irish - 42-24622: Delivered to USAAF 7-31-44. 497th BG, 870th BS. Rammed by Ki-44 over Tokyo 11-24-44 and crashed in sea 20 miles off Honshu. All 11 crew KIA.

Thumper - 42-24623: Delivered to USAAF 7-31-44. Arrived Saipan 10-18-44. 497th BG, 870th BS. Flew 40 combat missions, then returned home for war bond tour. Displayed at Boeing Plant #2 at Seattle 8-7-45. Landing accident at Memphis 8-13-45. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, Texas 9-11-50.

Lady Mary Anne - 42-24625: Delivered to USAAF 7-31-44. Assigned to 498th BG. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB , Tx 9-11-50.

Mustn't Touch - 42-24657: Delivered to USAAF 8-21-44.Assigned to 500th BG, 883rd BS. Ditched in ocean 1-9-45 while on mission near Tokyo. All 11 crewman lost. MACR 10903.

Dream Girl - 42-24673: Assigned to 499th BG, 879th BS. Damaged by bombs from Japanese aircraft at Isley Field, Saipan on 11-27-44

Tokyo Twister - 42-24682: Delivered to USAAF 8-31-44. 499th BG, 877th BS. Damaged beyond repair in landing accident 1-27-45 at Isley Field, Saipan due to flak damage on right wing. All crew survived.

Fast Company - 42-24691: Assigned to468th BG, 792nd BS Kharagpur, India. Transferred to Tinian 5-45. To reclamation/scrap Hill AFB, Utah 4-9-51.

Abroad with Eleven Yanks - 42-24698. Assigned to 499th BG, 877th BS. Shot down over Kyushu, Japan 11-7-45. 1 crewman killed, 10 survived and rescued. MACR 14344.

Tail Wind - 42-24761: Delivered to USAAF 10-8-44. Assigned to 500th BG, 883rd BS. Had taxiing accident 9-22-45 at Isley Field, Saipan. Returned to US after 54 missions.Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, Tx 9-15-53.

Stripped for Action - 42-63466: Delivered to USAAF 11-3-44.Assigned to 497th BG, 879th BS. Returned to US after 35 missions. Reclaimed at Souix City AAB, IA 6-6-47.

Mary Anna - 42-65253: Delivered to USAAF 11-30-44.Assigned to 505th BG, 482nd BS. Ditched in Pacific for unknown cause 5-7-45. 1 crewman lost, 10 rescued. MACR: 14716.

Frisco Nannie - 42-93889: Delivered to USAAF 10-31-44. Assigned to 500th BG, 882nd BS. 45 missions, returned to US. After time in storage assigned to 307thBG, 372nf BSat McDill AFB, Florida 9-47. Crash landed 10-29-48 RAF Burtonwood, United Kingdom due to engine failure. Assigned to 3700th Indoctrination Wing, Air Training Command, Lackland AFB, San Antonio in May 1950 as ground instructional air frame. Assigned to 3345th Technical Training Wing at Chanute AFB, IL in October 1950 as a ground instructional air frame. Reclaimed at Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson in December 1951.

Some abbreviations:

AAF--Army Air Field
AFB--Air Force Base
BG--Bomb Group
BS--Bomb Squadron
DBR--Damaged Beyond Repair ?
PRG--Photo Reconnaissance Group
PRS--Photo Reconnaissance Squadron
Reclaimed/Reclamation--Scraped ?

72usmc · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:57 pm

Here is more info from Richard- an aviation historian associated with the Frisco Nannie, I do not have permission to use his last name, but he is researching some these nose art photos from the planes in this 1945 album. I am the guy that has borrowed the photo album, but was unable to purchase it yet. I have pics of the nose art, but can not post till I get the antique owners permission or get the book. So I hope to be able to post the original nose art photos from Saipan in the future. Here is info that Richard provided this old jarhead. Sorry I not an Air Force guy, a Marine tanker M48A3s, but dad was a Corsair mechanic in the USMC in WWII. If I am lucky to get ownership of this album, I hope to find/research the crews of each plane and will post the single original 2x3 inch B&W picture of each plane taken in 1945.
On a side note, I also have a local B17 pilots stuff and 400 original letters from Lt. Henry Frederick Renard of West Bend WI. I had to save his stuff from the garbage and traded a 1963 truck for his stuff. But at least it is saved. Our state historical society has his oral history, but not a copy of his War time diary. If anyone should have a copy or transcription of his war time diary please contact me. One member is likely to have it, but he or she never returned my contact, most likely because I was not a member?
As an old archaeologist, I find saving this info fantastic.

Quote:

Long Distance, T Square 49, 498th Bomb Group, Saipan. Survived war.

Poison Ivy, 6 CMG, no further info. Lost 6-8-45 on test hop when all four engines quit.

Lassie Come Home, T Square 21, 498th BG, Saipan. Was Salvaged 1-14-45 after battle damage.

Bedroom Eyes, T Square22, 498th BG, Saipan. Salvaged 3-13-45.

Joltin Josie, T Square 5, 498th BG, Saipan. Crashed 4-1-45.

Yokohama Yoyo, 6 CMG. Unknown results.

Lucky Irish, A Square 26, 497th BG, Saipan. Lost 11-24-44 when rammed over Tokyo.

Thumper, A Square 21, 497th BG, Saipan. Survived war.

Lady Mary Anna, T Square 24, 498th BG, Saipan. Survived war.

Mustn't Touch, Z Square 45, 500th BG, Saipan. Lost/ditched 1-9-45 after Tokyo mission.

Dream Girl, V Square 43, 499th BG, Saipan. Survived war.

Tokyo Twister, V Square 5, 499th BG, Saipan. Salvaged 1-27-45 after hard landing.

Fast Company, Triangle I 7, 468th BG, Tinian. Unknown results.

A Broad with Eleven Yanks, V Square 8, 499th BG, Saipan. Lost on 4-27-45 reported MIA.

Tail Wind, Z Square 51, 500th BG, Saipan. Survived war.

Miss Hap, A Square 37, 497th BG, Saipan. Lost on 7-7-45, crashed at Kochi.

Stripped for Action, A Square 32, 497th BG, Saipan. Survived war.

Mary Anna, K Triangle 6, 505th BG, Tinian. Lost on 5-7-45, ditched after mission to Oita.

Fresco Nannie, Z Square 34, 500th BG, Saipan. Survived war.

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:15 pm

72usmc wrote:

On a side note, I also have a local B17 pilots stuff and 400 original letters from Lt. Henry Frederick Renard of West Bend WI. I had to save his stuff from the garbage and traded a 1963 truck for his stuff. But at least it is saved.

Good for you for saving those items!
Do you know at which base Lt. Renard received his four-engine training?

72usmc · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:49 pm

He entered the Air Corps in Jan 1943 and got training at Oklahoma, Texas and Ellworth base, SD commissioned Nov 1943. He flew 24 missions on B17, 15th air force based in Foja Italy & was shot down Christmas Day 1944 and was in Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany in North 3 barracks 9, block 309, room 11. Missing air crew report is MACR 10649 In the B17 Rains & Renard were the pilots. 463 rd bombardment group H 5th wing 15th Air Force The moderator Swindy on the message board for 463th bombardment group message board has a copy of the diary. At San Antonio aviation center, Tx for basic, pre flight school in El Reno OK, and flying school in Winfield Kansas, commissioned at Dodge City Kansas. The oral history was recorded in 1996. He died 1998.

ffuries · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:17 pm

Glad to see you joined up and posted an update. Been thinking of the album throughout the day, while the pictures are available piecemeal on the Internet, the fact all these are in the vets photo album and have hand written notes on the back, the $400.00 might not be that far off the mark. It might be on the high side, but it could and might go for that amount. Draw back is someone buying it and breaking it up to sale off.

72usmc · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:13 am

Here is the link to some of Henry's stuff, The main uniform and dress hat was sold off before I stumbled onto the find. I do not know his planes name or if it had nose art. I have no photos of the B17 he was copilot in with Lt. Rains. Anyone have the name or photo of the plane please let me know or post the information. Here is the link to the post in the rifle forum I am more active on:
http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewto ... 3#p1076223

Also see this info about the Lt Rains
https://rascal2.websitetoolbox.com/post ... ow-2938781

This is the person I attempted to contact but had no answer in 2016but its old info from 2009 ( from above source) :
Joel
463rd BG Historian
Proud son of 1/Lt Leroy J. Swindlehurst (1921-1950)
Navigator, 772nd Squadron
Joel@463rd.org

Renard's oral history is at the VETERANS MUSEUM, Oral history interview with henry F. Renard 1996 by Mark Van Ellis, WI Veterans Museum. There is a written transcription of the interview at World Cat archival material. 93 pages long.
so if any one knows Renard's planes name, has a photo of it, or has a copy of the diary please let me know.

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2017 5:31 pm

No name or photo yet, but I found this in Dave Osborne's B-17 Fortress Master Log:

Dave Osborne wrote:

44-6631 Del Lincoln 30/9/44; Grenier 12/10/44; Fairfield 16/10/44; Ass 773BS/463BG Celone 30/10/44; MIA Brux 25/12/44 w/Claude Rains, cp-Henry Renard, n-Harvey Eustrom, b-Ernie Scanlon, ettg-Earl Wellborn, ro-Zelah McBride, wg-Dave McCleary, tg-George Roggenbuck (8POW); btg-Walter West (KIA); flak, cr Bartelsdorf; MACR 10649.

Adam Kline · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:00 am

Great find and if they are new previously unpublished photos that is fantastic. I collect B-29 nose art myself. Most of the planes mentioned are actually quite common though. In other words, their nose art has already been widely published. I of course haven't seen what you are looking at so I couldn't and shouldn't say any more then that.

72usmc · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2017 1:17 pm

Yes I have found out there are many published and on line photos of the B29 pictures in the album. None are unknown and from the list it appears the album pictures were taken between 24 Nov 1944 and 9 Jan 1945. The antique guy did not have the owners name and got it from an estate clean up not the same name as in the book. I have to figure out how to post a photo in the forum so it is permanent. If I use photobucket the photos disappear if the site goes down or they freeze the free account.

Here is possible owners name, but I can not make it out:

Cpl. Oscar Schan??? , Schauble, Schanlk, Schaufle who can read this?

Here is an example of a page in the album:

The pictures of the nose art (all Know from other photos) in this album are 2x3 inches B&W and look about like this one:

72usmc · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2017 5:30 pm

I can post all 19 photos of the nose art B29s if any interest. I just got to put them into photobucket. It may take up too must space and moderators may not like it. Like I say, there are all sorts of photos on line of each B29.

WIXerGreg · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:36 pm

Please post them all!

Craig59 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:40 pm

Schnable?

72usmc · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:01 pm

Here we go

The book pages:

2 I forgot, Thumper and Miss Hap.

#33 Unknown?

67N20 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:04 pm

Thanks for posting the pictures.

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