Allied aircraft photos

[Buckeye30]

POST 67.
All 330BG at N. Field Guam 1945. From mid-45 a map of N. America on right side with plane name on left; "City" flag on map. Designator "K" in bright yellow mid-July most planes, "K" and number on outer cowls.


Photo 1. 42-94032 "My Gal the II" Square K-14 "City of Petersburg"( formerly "City of San Jose"). Survived.
2. 42-94016 "City of Jersey City" / "McNamara's Band" Square K-13. Black unders for night missions. Survived.
3. 42-93970 "City of West Palm Beach" Square K-26; survived to 307BG post-war.
4. 44-69795 "City of Grass Valley" / "Busty Babe Bomber", Square K-14 ; crashed at Agana (Guam) on return from Mission 65 to the Koriyama chemical plant 12 April 45. Apparently names not on as this was first mission.


Nick

[edwest2]

Thank you for your efforts.

[Stig Jarlevik]

Nick

We have a problem here (or rather two)
1) According to Robert Mann 'City of San José' was 42-63517
4) Since I doubt 330BG were operating two B-29A both coded K-14 I would say the aircraft
seen is the same one as under 1) ie 42-94032
Mann claims 44-69795 was coded K-44

Cheers
Stig