Saturday, August 13, 2016

Smokey Stover could be the most used cartoon character in nose art across different types of bombers, he was on 3 types of WW2 bombers, B 17, 24, and 29




thanks Steve!

The Columbus Chronicles: Tales From East Mississippi By Rufus Ward




Their many fruitless attempts to track nocturnal targets may have left the young pilots of the 415th feeling like Smokey Stover's "False Alarm Fire Company."


http://ufxufo.org/foofighters/foo.htm

I posted about the Smokey Stover "Foo Mobile" 2 months ago http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/06/anyone-got-story-behind-this-at-james.html


but I've no idea if the character had an airplane somewhere in those comics

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/5386900144/

the Snuggle Bunny, 35 missions in WW2, and 65 more in Korea

An HH-43 Pedro (Huskie) helicopter is used to rescue a downed airman from an enemy infested jungle in Southeast Asia

1950's Piasecki helo


A HUP-2 Retriever of Helicopter Utility Squadron (HU) 2 pictured on the flight deck of the carrier Saratoga (CVA 60), circa 1958.

I posted about Piasecki helicopters http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/11/frank-piaseki-polish-immigrants-kid.html

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/5671118862/

Medical and maintenance personnel waiting out the return of the bombers.

Disney military mascots and nose art

















the 676th bomber squadron had some better than normal nose art


Better N Nuttin -  25 bombing missions, 24 hump missions, 2 mining missions, 1 Jap shot down, ship hit 8 times.







http://www.444thbg.org/676thsquadron.htm
http://www.ww2incolor.com/us-air-force/

the ability of the soldier to sleep anywhere, anytime, should not be underestimated


thanks Steve!