459th BG Aircraft & Nose Art
B-24 Liberator aircraft assigned to the 459th Bombardment Group.
Tail Number |
Model |
Plane Name |
Notes |
41-28214 |
H-1-DT |
Hot Shotsie |
Date Crash or Accident |
41-28628 |
H-1-DT |
Hellzapoppin II |
Date Crash or Accident |
41-28630 |
H-1-DT |
Sam Sent Me |
Date Crash or Accident |
41-28646 |
H-5-DT |
Lethal Louise |
Date Crash or Accident |
41-28657 |
H-5-DT |
NNK (Gregory) |
Date Crash or Accident 06/01/1944 |
41-28662 |
H-5-DT |
(Benkleman) |
Date Crash or Accident |
41-28672 |
H-10-DT |
(Teubner) |
Date Crash or Accident |
41-28674 |
H-10-DT |
Citrus Sadie |
Date Crash or Accident 06/26/1944 |
41-28675 |
H-10-DT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 04/13/1944 |
41-28677 |
H-10-DT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 03/03/1944 |
41-28704 |
H-10-DT |
Irish lassie |
Date Crash or Accident 07/24/1944 |
41-28716 |
H-10-DT |
Swiss Itch |
Date Crash or Accident 04/02/1944 |
41-28723 |
H-10-DT |
Hodge |
Date Crash or Accident 01/14/1944 |
41-28727 |
H-10-DT |
Teasin' but Pleasin' |
Date Crash or Accident 04/04/1944 |
41-28728 |
H-10-DT |
(Hanger) |
Date Crash or Accident 01/14/1944 |
41-28769 |
H-15-DT |
PFF |
Date Crash or Accident 07/28/1944 |
41-28771 |
H-15-DT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 06/16/1944 |
41-28802 |
H-15-DT |
Yellow Nosed Monster |
Date Crash or Accident |
41-28823 |
H-15-DT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 04/15/1944 |
41-28828 |
H-15-DT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 08/22/1944 |
41-28872 |
H-15-DT |
?Sqd |
Date Crash or Accident |
41-28902 |
|
|
Date Crash or Accident |
41-28953 |
H-20-NT |
Stout |
Date Crash or Accident 05/08/1944 |
41-28954 |
H-20-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 09/06/1944 |
41-28956 |
H-20-NT |
Rubber Check |
Date Crash or Accident 08/29/1944 |
41-28961 |
H-20-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 04/15/1944 |
41-28984 |
H-20-NT |
Stormy Weather |
Date Crash or Accident |
41-28996 |
H-20-NT |
Stinky Avenger |
Date Crash or Accident 10/29/1944 |
41-29237 |
H-5-CF |
Tamerlane II |
Date Crash or Accident 03/17/1944 |
41-29293 |
H-10-CF |
Unnamed |
Date Crash or Accident 02/08/1944 |
41-29315 |
H-10-CF |
Early Delivery |
Date Crash or Accident 03/03/1944 |
41-29317 |
H-10-CF |
Grim Reaper |
Date Crash or Accident |
41-29318 |
H-10-CF |
Heaven Can Wait |
Date Crash or Accident 05/06/1944 |
41-29319 |
H-10-CF |
Nightmare |
Date Crash or Accident 07/15/1944 |
41-29322 |
H-10-CF |
(Straub) |
Date Crash or Accident |
41-29343 |
H-15-CF |
|
Date Crash or Accident 05/06/1944 |
41-29344 |
H-15-CF |
Moron |
Date Crash or Accident 05/06/1944 |
41-29438 |
H-15-CF |
Fearless Fosdick |
Date Crash or Accident 07/02/1944 |
41-29440 |
H-15-CF |
Opper |
Date Crash or Accident 05/30/1944 |
41-29457 |
H-15-CF |
What's Up Doc? |
Date Crash or Accident 07/24/1944 |
41-29501 |
H-15-CF |
(Lemmer) |
Date Crash or Accident 03/25/1944 |
41-29540 |
H-15-CF |
Straub |
Date Crash or Accident 07/21/1944 |
41-29576 |
H-15-CF |
Stormy Weather |
Date Crash or Accident 05/18/1944 |
41-29578 |
H-15-CF |
|
Date Crash or Accident 06/16/1944 |
42-100263 |
J-85-CO |
Countess In |
Date Crash or Accident 04/15/1944 |
42-50295 |
H-20-CF |
|
Date Crash or Accident 06/17/1944 |
42-50299 |
H-20-CF |
Great Speckled Bird |
Date Crash or Accident |
42-50403 |
H-25-CF |
|
MACR: 15225 Date Crash or Accident 08/22/1944 |
42-50407 |
H-25-CF |
|
Date Crash or Accident 07/30/1944 |
42-50410 |
H-25-CF |
Naughty Angel II |
Date Crash or Accident 08/25/1944 |
42-50513 |
J-5-FO |
Blushing Virgin |
Date Crash or Accident 12/12/1944 |
42-50870 |
J-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 07/24/1944 |
42-50915 |
J-5-FO |
The Uninvited |
Date Crash or Accident 11/22/1944 |
42-51174 |
J-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 06/26/1944 |
42-51239 |
J-5-FO |
Moore |
Date Crash or Accident 08/05/1944 |
42-51262 |
J-5-FO |
Betty Ann |
Date Crash or Accident 11/11/1944 |
42-51265 |
J-5-FO |
Our Baby |
Date Crash or Accident |
42-51341 |
J-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
42-51344 |
J-5-FO |
Lucky Lady |
Date Crash or Accident 01/15/1945 |
42-51382 |
J-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 02/25/1945 |
42-51414 |
J-5-FO |
The Uninvited |
Date Crash or Accident 11/11/1944 |
42-51524 |
J-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 09/18/1944 |
42-51582 |
J-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 04/21/1945 |
42-51604 |
J-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 02/13/1945 |
42-51627 |
J-10-FO |
Merle |
Date Crash or Accident 02/22/1945 |
42-51640 |
J-10-FO |
Unfinished Business |
Date Crash or Accident |
42-51692 |
J-10-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 08/22/1944 |
42-51701 |
J-10-FO |
Norma-So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed |
Date Crash or Accident 01/20/1945 |
42-51708 |
J-10-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 11/19/1944 |
42-51714 |
J-10-FO |
California Rocket |
Date Crash or Accident 12/18/1944 |
42-51772 |
J-10-FO |
Gen (Generator Kid) |
Date Crash or Accident 11/20/1944 |
42-51837 |
J-15-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 12/20/1944 |
42-51911 |
J-15-FO |
Ford's Folly |
Date Crash or Accident 01/15/1945 |
42-51934 |
J-15-FO |
Old Grey Wolf |
Date Crash or Accident |
42-51963 |
J-15-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 03/08/1945 |
42-51978 |
J-15-FO |
Patches |
Date Crash or Accident |
42-52007 |
J-15-FO PF |
Ole Worry |
Date Crash or Accident |
42-52010 |
J-15-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 10/20/1944 |
42-52046 |
J-15-FO |
Forever Amber |
|
42-52183 |
H-10- FO |
Ten Hits and a Miss/Heaven Can Wait |
Date Crash or Accident 10/17/1944 |
42-52194 |
H-10- FO |
(Fenner) |
Date Crash or Accident |
42-52195 |
H-10- FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 04/25/1944 |
42-52307 |
H-15- FO |
To Hot To Handle |
Date Crash or Accident 05/06/1944 |
42-52316 |
H-15- FO |
Paper Doll |
Date Crash or Accident 07/25/1944 |
42-52317 |
H-15- FO* |
Liela Nell |
Date Crash or Accident 05/31/1944 |
42-52318 |
H-15- FO* |
Naughty Angel |
Date Crash or Accident 06/09/1944 |
42-52319 |
H-15- FO* |
La Borracha |
Date Crash or Accident 03/17/1944 |
42-52322 |
H-15- FO* |
Hellzapoppin |
Date Crash or Accident 04/03/1944
Disposition: MIA
MACR 3638
Pilot - 2nd Lt Clifford L McCroskey |
42-52326 |
H-15- FO* |
BTO |
Date Crash or Accident 08/03/1945 |
42-52327 |
H-15- FO |
Black Magic |
Date Crash or Accident 06/25/1944 |
42-52328 |
H-15- FO |
Tamerlane |
Date Crash or Accident 03/07/1944 |
42-52329 |
H-15- FO |
(McGrath) |
Date Crash or Accident 12/15/1944 |
42-52331 |
H-15- FO |
(Zimmer) |
Date Crash or Accident 03/28/1944 |
42-52339 |
H-15- FO |
Little Butch |
Date Crash or Accident |
42-52340 |
H-15- FO |
Peacemaker |
Date Crash or Accident 06/04/1944 |
42-52341 |
H-15- FO |
NNK (Goddard) |
Date Crash or Accident 07/02/1944 |
42-52342 |
H-15- FO |
Fighting Mudcat |
Date Crash or Accident 07/02/1944 |
42-52344 |
H-15- FO |
The Moron |
Date Crash or Accident 08/22/1944 |
42-52346 |
H-15- FO |
JAP-A-NAZI JINX |
|
42-52349 |
H-15- FO |
Unnamed |
Date Crash or Accident 01/09/1944 |
42-52351 |
H-15- FO |
Satan's Shuttlebus |
Date Crash or Accident 05/18/1944 |
42-52354 |
H-15- FO |
Mauk |
Date Crash or Accident 01/17/1944 |
42-52356 |
H-15- FO |
Hot Sketch |
Date Crash or Accident 08/25/1944 |
42-52358 |
H-15- FO |
Hell's Belle |
Date Crash or Accident 07/20/1944 |
42-52359 |
H-15- FO |
Aces Over |
Date Crash or Accident 03/07/1944 |
42-52373 |
H-15- FO |
Texas Lassie |
Date Crash or Accident 04/12/1944 |
42-52377 |
H-15- FO |
Bet's Bet |
Bet's Bet Date Crash or Accident 04/25/1944 MACR 4758 Disposition: MAC/Rtd Original Or Replacement Aircraft: Orig Pilot: |
42-52387 |
H-15- FO |
Lucky Lady |
Date Crash or Accident 03/29/1944 |
42-52400 |
H-15- FO |
Goofy |
Date Crash or Accident 07/28/1944 |
42-52406 |
H-15- FO |
Smoky |
Date Crash or Accident 03/17/1944 |
42-52413 |
H-15- FO |
Lucky 13 |
Date Crash or Accident 07/07/1944 |
42-52427 |
H-15- FO |
Cherokee Maiden/Chickie |
B-24 42-52427 Cherokee Maiden/CHICKIE Date Crash or Accident 04/17/1945 Disposition: Salvaged Original Or Replacement Aircraft: Orig Pilot: |
42-52430 |
H-15- FO |
Floogie Boo |
Date Crash or Accident 05/06/1944 |
42-52717 |
H-15- FO |
Jackie Boy |
Date Crash or Accident 06/06/1944 |
42-52727 |
H-15- FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
42-64340 |
J-10-CF |
|
Date Crash or Accident 06/10/1944 |
42-64356 |
J-10-CF |
Lieutenant Small |
Date Crash or Accident 08/22/1944 |
42-64374 |
J-10-CF |
Dead Man's Hand |
Date Crash or Accident 04/02/1944 |
42-64463 |
H-10-CF |
|
Date Crash or Accident 04/13/1944 |
42-64479 |
H-10-CF |
|
Date Crash or Accident 07/07/1944 |
42-7531 |
H-1-FO |
Stinky the Hot Rock |
Date Crash or Accident 04/23/1944 |
42-78082 |
G-5-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 06/13/1944 |
42-78106 |
G-10-NT |
Cherry II |
Date Crash or Accident 06/09/1944 |
42-78160 |
G-10-NT |
Cherry |
Date Crash or Accident 12/18/1944 |
42-78163 |
G-10-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 05/24/1944 |
42-78177 |
G-10-NT |
Slightly Eager |
Date Crash or Accident 06/09/1944 |
42-78187 |
G-10-NT |
Delayed Action |
Date Crash or Accident 05/27/1944 |
42-78191 |
G-10-NT |
Countess Inn II |
Date Crash or Accident 05/13/1944 |
42-78207 |
G-10-NT |
The Wikie |
Date Crash or Accident 07/20/1944 |
42-78219 |
G-10-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 06/09/1944 |
42-78221 |
G-10-NT |
Exasperating Gezaborator |
Date Crash or Accident 06/13/1944 |
42-78233 |
G-10-NT |
Graham |
Date Crash or Accident 05/28/1944 |
42-78269 |
G-10-NT |
Corsica Kid |
Date Crash or Accident 03/25/1945 |
42-78281 |
G-10-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 07/17/1944 |
42-78295 |
G-10-NT |
Hot n' Bothered |
Date Crash 08/18/1944 |
42-78296 |
G-10-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 08/11/1944 |
42-78307 |
G-10-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 06/13/1944 |
42-78323 |
G-15-NT |
Jeanne |
Date Crash or Accident 07/15/1944 |
42-78335 |
G-15-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 07/28/1944 |
42-78354 |
G-16-NT |
Morgan |
Date Crash or Accident 07/28/1944 |
42-78385 |
G-16-NT |
NNK |
Date Crash or Accident 07/28/1944 |
42-78388 |
G-16-NT |
My Prayer |
Date Crash or Accident 07/02/1944 |
42-78430 |
G-16-NT |
Hoot Mon |
Date Crash or Accident 09/08/1944 |
42-78440 |
G-16-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
42-78451 |
G-16-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
42-78469 |
G-16-NT |
NNK |
Date Crash or Accident 08/15/1944 |
42-78597 |
J-1-NT |
|
Date Crash or Accident 12/02/1944 |
42-94935 |
H-20-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 07/24/1944 |
42-95265 |
H-20-FO |
Frisco Kid alias The Whip |
Date Crash or Accident 12/18/1944 |
42-95300 |
H-30-FO |
Texarkana Hussy |
Date Crash or Accident 06/26/1944
|
42-95350 |
H-30-FO |
Our Devotion |
Date Crash or Accident |
42-95572 |
J-1-FO |
Shapiro |
Date Crash or Accident 12/23/1944 |
44-10561 |
J-65-CF |
|
Date Crash or Accident 09/13/1944 |
44-10565 |
J-65-CF |
|
Date Crash or Accident 08/22/1944 |
44-10625 |
J-70-CF |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
44-10626 |
J-70-CF |
Dogpatch Express |
Date Crash or Accident |
44-10627 |
J-70-CF |
|
Date Crash or Accident 01/19/1945 |
44-40326 |
J-155-CO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 08/18/1944 |
44-40329 |
J-155-CO |
Yankee Rebel? |
Date Crash or Accident 07/30/1944 |
44-40479 |
J-165-CO |
Hogan's Hellcats |
Date Crash or Accident 06/09/1944 |
44-40877 |
J-185-CO |
The Hard Way |
Date Crash or Accident |
44-40926 |
J-185-CO |
Hell's Belle |
Replacement Aircraft: |
44-41042 |
J-190-CO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 08/07/1944 |
44-41063 |
J-190-CO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 07/28/1944 |
44-41065 |
J-190-CO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 03/08/1945 |
44-41075 |
J-190-CO |
Ole 075 |
Date Crash or Accident 03/24/1945 |
44-41092 |
J-190-CO |
Norma |
Date Crash or Accident 10/07/1944 |
44-41098 |
J-190-CO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 08/21/1944 |
44-41225 |
J-200-CO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 10/07/1944 |
44-41253 |
J-205-CO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 08/28/1944 |
44-42392 |
M-30-CO |
Sub Depot Suzy |
Date Crash or Accident |
44-4272 |
J |
Eightball |
Date Crash or Accident 12/18/1944 |
44-48789 |
J-20-FO |
Edith |
Date Crash or Accident 02/28/1945 |
44-49023 |
L-1-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
44-49042 |
L-1-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
44-49044 |
L-1-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
44-49311 |
L-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 03/08/1945 |
44-49421 |
L-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 02/27/1945 |
44-49435 |
L-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 02/16/1945 |
44-49532 |
L-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
44-49608 |
L-10-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
44-49638 |
L-10-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 02/22/1945 |
44-49732 |
B-24 L-10-FO |
Beautiful Takeoff |
|
44-49748 |
L-10-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
44-49750 |
L-10-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
44-49754 |
L-15-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident 02/28/1945 |
44-49759 |
L-15-FO |
Peggy Rose |
Date Crash or Accident |
44-49771 |
L-15-FO |
Judith Ann |
|
44-49791 |
|
HOMESICK MOE |
|
44-50385 |
M-5-FO |
Miss Behavin |
|
44-50418 |
M-1-FO |
Tall, Torrid and Texas |
Date Crash or Accident |
44-50432 |
M-1-FO |
O'Reilly's Daughter |
Date Crash or Accident |
44-50433 |
M-1-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
44-50558 |
M-5-FO |
Accidents (The)/The Dents(?) |
Date Crash or Accident |
44-50559 |
M-5-FO |
|
Date Crash or Accident |
999 |
|
|
Date Crash or Accident 02/19/1945 |
999 |
|
Schroth |
Date Crash or Accident 08/07/1944 |
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