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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 or, in one case, a crash site. One, Eager Beaver, came from a B-17 at  the RFC field at Altus, Oklahoma. 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 CAF Headquarters’ National Aviation Education Center at Dallas, Texas. 

Table Showing Location of Displayed B-17 Nose Art Panels

CountryStateCityLocationSeriesIdentification Nose Art/RemarksPhoto
Papua New GuineaNew BritainRabaulKokopo War MuseumB-17E41-2430Naughty But Nice
USAArizonaKingmanMohave Museum of History and ArtsB-17G43-38450Lucky Partners
Photo by Rob Kirkwood
USAGeorgiaPoolerMighty Eighth Air Force MuseumB-17F41-24487Eager Beaver;
368th BS, 306th BG
B-17F Eager Beaver Nose Art
Photo by Scott Thompson
USATexasDallasCAF: National Aviation Education CenterB-17E41-9109Nobby's Harriet Z
38th Depot Repair Squadron;
CAF Collection
B-17E 41-9109's
Photo by Scott Thompson
USATexasDallasCAF: National Aviation Education CenterB-17G43-39119???Mutz;
Special Weapons Branch, Wendover, UT;
CAF Collection
B-17G 43-39119
Photo via EAA
USATexasDallasCAF: National Aviation Education CenterB-17G44-6779Tish;
775th BS, 463rd BG;
CAF Collection
B-17G 44-6779
Photo by Scott Thompson
USATexasDallasCAF: National Aviation Education CenterB-17G44-8256Yankee Girl;
359th BS, 303rd BG;
CAF Collection
B-17G 44-8256
Photo via EAA
USATexasDallasCAF: National Aviation Education CenterB-17G44-8584Rum & Coke;
483rd BG;
CAF Collection
B-17G 44-8584
Photo via EAA
USATexasDallasCAF: National Aviation Education CenterB-17G44-8810Target For Tonight;
349th BG, 100th BG;
CAF Collection
Photo via EAA
USATexasDallasCAF: National Aviation Education CenterB-17G44-8854Just Once More;
353rd BS, 94th BG;
CAF Collection
B-17G 44-8854
Photo via EAA
USATexasDallasCAF: National Aviation Education CenterB-17G???Miss Be-Havin;
CAF Collection
B-17G
Photo by Scott Thompson
USATexasDallasCAF: National Aviation Education CenterB-17 ?????Little bit O' Heav'n;
CAF Collection
Photo via EAA
USATexasDallasCAF: National Aviation Education CenterB-17 ????????
Photo via EAA

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