USAAF Nose Art Research Project


 

City Of Athens
B-29A-25-BN 42-94044

39th Bomb Group, 62nd Bomb Squadron



City Of Athens
Survived a mid air collision off Iwo Jima but landed. Repaired??
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Known Mission List

Date Pilot

Target

Notes
30 Mar 1944Mining Mission 2
31 Mar 1945--Gained from 314BW
29 Apr 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyKushira R/E (NS) - aborted
4 May 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyOita
10 May 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyOtake
17 May 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyNagoya
19 May 1945Maj P J Martin / H R Donnelly R/E (NS) - aborted
24 May 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyTokyo
26 May 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyTokyo
1 Jun 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyOsaka
4 Jun 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyWoleai
7 Jun 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyOsaka
10 Jun 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyTokyo
15 Jun 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyOsaka
18 Jun 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyKagoshima
22 Jun 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyTakashima
26 Jun 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyNagoya
29 Jun 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyNobeoka
2 Jul 1945Maj P J Martin / H R Donnelly R/E (NS) - aborted
13 Jul 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyUwajima
20 Jul 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyOkasaki
24 Jul 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyHanda
27 Jul 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyOmuta
29 Jul 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyOgaki
1 Aug 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyMito
6 Aug 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyNishinomiya
10 Aug 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyTokyo
15 Aug 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyIsesaki
30 Aug 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyPOW
2 Sep 1945Maj P J Martin / H R DonnellyShow of Force



 
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