nose art

A C-109 conversion of a B-24J named 'Gasoline Alley' in the CBI, serial #4251649.

A B-24 (or C-87) named 'Fate's Rebuke' in the CBI.

A B-25C with a large number of missions in the CBI.

"Joyce Marie", a B-25H of the 491st Bomb Squadron, flies in formation somewhere in the CBI.

The C-46 transport "Itchy Pussy" hard on the ground in the CBI.

Unidentified aircrew members of the 491st Bombardment Squadron at Chakulia AB, India. The Squadron's early emblem (1942-43) representing "The Bomb Jockeys" shows clearly on the side of the B-25C. The insigne was not officially accepted. Late in 1943, their "Ringers Squadron" moto and emblem were accepted. (Information courtesy of Tony Strotman)

Unidentified members, probably an aircrew, beside a B-25C of the 491st Bombardment Squadron at Chakulia, India, sometime in 1943.

Unidentified aircrew members beside "Chattanooga Choo Choo", an 'experienced' B-25H, at Yangkai AB, China. This 491st Bomb Squadron aircraft carries the marking of many missions flown and two Japanese ships sunk. Possibly taken in the fall of 1944 or spring of '45. Not clearly visible, beneath the long trail of white smoke painted on the nose, is a locomotive and...

A crew of Chinese civilians pulling a roller at an air base in the CBI. During WWII.

A B-24 flying with smoke billowing up behind from recent bombing, in the CBI, during WWII.