Nose art

[wolfcub]

I am looking for any information on a B17 named "My Ideal" which flew in the ETO. I am particularly interested in the nose art, if any. I know A/C names and nose art were generally unoffficial and subject to change. Still...

BN 42-97156 (94BG 410 Sqdn) and BN 43-37767QJE (96BG339 Sqdn) both bore the name "My Ideal", but there is no nose art associated with either that I can find.


Any help will be appreciated.

[mike furline]

http://www.lazlographics.com/JohnT.html

[wolfcub]

Thanks fo the photo. Do you know the BuNo?

[mike furline]

Thanks fo the photo. Do you know the BuNo?

The term BuNo or Bureau Numbers are used for US Naval/Marine aircraft. AAC/Air Force aircraft use S/N (Serial Number).
The webpage I provided is for a guy in the 94th Bomb Group, so I presume it's S/N 42-97156.

[wolfcub]

Thanks.
My dad was USAAF; I was USMC aviation

[Simes123]

It is important to choose right one since the first time. Nice post to hang on. I really loved it the way of the stuff provided in this article.

[The Inspector]

4297156 l/n 7629 B-17G-40-BO
4337767 l/n 8745 B-17G-70-BO
both are in open holes in Baughers list