Betty Jean
Ship #06. 719th Squadron.
Serial No. 41-28265

Downed by flak 19 January 1944.

Big Bill
Serial No. 42-64400
A training ship.

This ship saw no combat.

Big Noise From Kentucky
Ship #26. 718th Squadron.
Serial No. 42-52149

Downed by flak 5 May 1944.

Bomb Boogie
Ship #26. 718th Squadron.
Serial No. 42-52149

Demise unknown.

Born To Lose
Ship #11. 719th Squadron.
Serial No. 41-28258

Downed by fighters 4 April 1944

Brady's Gang
Ship #62. 716th Squadron.
Serial No. 42-07769

Downed by flak 31 January 1944.

Brass Monkey
Ship #51. 717th Squadron.
Serial No. 41-28486

Crashed 11 August 1944.

Bucket Of Bolts (#2)
Ship #34. 718th Squadron.
Serial No. 41-28600

Crashed on takeoff 15 August 1944.

Butchy Darlin'
Ship #65. 716th Squadron.
Serial No. 44-41049

Salvaged in USA on 11 August 1945.

Buzzer
Ship #04. 719th Squadron.
Serial No. 41-29307

Crashed on ferry flight to Naples
in December 1944.

Classy Chassy
Ship #33 and #48. 717th Squadron.
Serial No. 41-52157

Downed by flak on 22 November
1944.

Collapsible Susie
Ship #(Unknown).
718th Squadron.
Serial No. (Unknown)

Salvaged after taxiing accident.

Consolidated Mess
Ship #16. 719th Squadron.
Serial No. 42-52159

Final demise unknown.

Coral Princess
Ship #(Unknown).
Squadron (Unknown).
Serial No. (Unknown)

Final demise unknown.

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This group contains
photographsof the
following 449th BG
aircraft:

BETTY JEAN
BIG BILL
BIG NOISE FROM KENTUCKY
BOMB BOOGIE
BORN TO LOSE
BRADY'S GANG
BRASS MONKEY
BUCKET OF BOLTS #2
BUTCHY DARLIN'
BUZZER
CLASSY CHASSY
COLLAPSIBLE SUSIE
CONSOLIDATED MESS
CORAL PRINCESS

Links to other 449th nose art photos:

D-E-F  Group
G-H-I Group
J-K-L-M Group
N-O-P-Q Group
R-S Group
T-U Group
V-W-X-Y-Z Group