The B-17 Locator: Where Are They?

B-17 Nose Art Panels

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The B-17 Locator: B-17 Nose Art Panels

There are surviving B-17 nose art panels taken from aircraft about to be scrapped. One, Eager Beaver, came from a B-17 at  the RFC field at Altus, Oklahoma. The others came from the RFC field at Walnut Ridge. The story of the Walnut Ridge nose art panels can be found at this site and it provides some detailed information. Most of the CAF Nose Art Collection is currently displayed at the EAA AirVenture Museum

Table Showing Location of Displayed B-17 Nose Art Panels

CountryStateCityLocationSeriesIdentification Nose Art/RemarksPhoto
USAGAPoolerMighty Eighth Air Force MuseumB-17F41-24487Eager Beaver;
368th BS, 306th BG
B-17F Eager Beaver Nose Art Photo by Scott Thompson[/caption]
USAWIOshkoshEAA AirVenture MuseumB-17E41-9109Nobby's Harriet Z
38th Depot Repair Squadron;
CAF Collection
B-17E 41-9109's

Photo by Scott Thompson

USAWIOshkoshEAA AirVenture MuseumB-17G43-39119???Mutz;
Special Weapons Branch, Wendover, UT;
CAF Collection
B-17G 43-39119

Photo via EAA

USAWIOshkoshEAA AirVenture MuseumB-17G44-6779Tish;
775th BS, 463rd BG;
CAF Collection
B-17G 44-6779

Photo by Scott Thompson

USAWIOshkoshEAA AirVenture MuseumB-17G44-8256Yankee Girl;
359th BS, 303rd BG;
CAF Collection
B-17G 44-8256

Photo via EAA

USAWIOshkoshEAA AirVenture MuseumB-17G44-8584Rum & Coke;
483rd BG;
CAF Collection
B-17G 44-8584

Photo via EAA

USAWIOshkoshEAA AirVenture MuseumB-17G44-8810Target For Tonight;
349th BG, 100th BG;
CAF Collection

Photo via EAA

USAWIOshkoshEAA AirVenture MuseumB-17G44-8854Just Once More;
353rd BS, 94th BG;
CAF Collection
B-17G 44-8854

Photo via EAA

USAWIOshkoshEAA AirVenture MuseumB-17G???Miss Be-Havin;
CAF Collection
B-17G

Photo by Scott Thompson

USAWIOshkoshEAA AirVenture MuseumB-17 ?????Little bit O' Heav'n;
CAF Collection

Photo via EAA

USAWIOshkoshEAA AirVenture MuseumB-17 ????????

Photo via EAA


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