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STATES OF AMERICA

Inevitably, the home State of a crew man became a popular choice for naming a plane. This, of course, was easier for the single seat fighter plane than a medium or heavy bomber whose crew could be drawn from between seven and ten different States. Occasionally, the PR men decided to "create" a crew drawn from men from a similar State. This produced useful headlines and PR coverage but I have yet to locate a full bomber crew originating from the same State that actually flew into combat. I am hopeful that perhaps someone can provide further information on such a crew or examples of a "PR created" crew. There are many more examples of airplanes named after home States, if you have any photos of any of these aircraft or their crews, or can add other examples, please share them with me.

Name

Serial #

Group / Sqn

 

ALABAMA
EXTERMINATOR II

41-9022
B-17

384/546

ALABAMA GAL

44-6950
B-17

381/532

ALABAMA WHIRLWIND

????
B-17

384/545-T

ALABAMA RAMMER JAMMER

44-15092
P-51

353/352-B

ALABAMA

44-15390
P-51

352/486-K

ALABAMA BOUND

42-106437
P-51

355/354-K

ALABAMA BOUND

44-14910
P-51

355/354-L

ALABAMA BOUND

42-8370
P-47

355/357-L

ALABAMA EXPRESS

42-107791
B-26

319/

WOMEN OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA

????
P-47

????

ARIZONA LORAINE

44-33250
P-47

368/396-L

ARIZONA PETE

41-6539
P-47

4/336-F

MISS ARKANSAS

????
B-26

320/444/TD>

The ARKANSAS TRAVELER

????
C-47

???

ARKANSAS TRAVELER

????
C-47

???

ARKANSAS TRAVELER

????
B-29

29/

The ARKANSAS TRAVELLER

????
B-26

387/

ARKANSAS TRAVELLER

40-1429
B-26

22/

ARKANSAS TRAVELER

41-11809
B-24

98/345-V

ARKANSAS TRAVELER

41-23781
B-24

98/345

ARKANSAS TRAVELER
aka Dopey

42-40268
B-24

98/345

ARKANSAS TRAVELLER

41-11616
B-24

98/343

ARKANSAS JOE

42-64456
B-24

455/741

ARKANSAS JOE

42-78594
B-24

456/746

ARKANSAS TRAVELER

????
B-26

????

ARKANSAS TRAVELER

44-23511
P-38

367/392

ARKANSAS TRAVELER

????
P-47

368/

ARKANSAS TRAVELER

42-76141
P-47

353/350-R

ARKANSAS TRAVELER

42-8399
P-47

355/357-M

ARKANSAS BLITZ

????
P-47

368/396

CALIFORNIA BABY

41-29607
B-24

492/858-L

CALIFORNIA ROCKET

42-51714
B-24

459/757

CALIFORNIA'S GOLDEN BARE

42-52691
B-24

486/757

CALIFORNIA'S GOLDEN BARE

43-39091
B-17

486/832

CALIFORNIA CUTIE

42-67916
P-38

20/55-S

CALIFORNIA OR BUST

???
P-47

358/

CALIFORNIA REDHEAD

42-52691
P-38

80/459

CALIFORNIA ?

41-6358
P-47

405/

CALIFORNIA KID

????
P-51

364/383-B-

CALIFORNIA CLIPPER

????
P-47

????

CALIFORNIA COMET

42-3179
B-17

99/347

CAROLINA BOOMERANG

42-3430
B-17

96/338

CAROLINA MOON

43-37907
B-17

490/

CAROLINA MOON

42-94944
B-24

490/851

CAROLINA MOON

44-13936
P-51

364/383-W

CAROLINA QUEEN

????
C-47

????

CAROLINA QUEEN

42-97214
B-17

381/534-B

CAROLINA QUEEN

43-37809
B-17

401/615-G

CAROLINA WENCH

????
P-47

348/340

COLORADO ROSE

????
B-24

????

COLORADO FLYER

????
P-51

348/342

COOL COLORADO

????
B-25

????

COLORADO BELLE

????
P-38

25/654

CONNECTICUT YANKEE

42-2970
B-17

91/324-C

CONNECTICUT YANKEE

????
B-26

394/

CONNECTICUT YANKEE

42-29629
B-17

303/358-M

CONNECTICUT YANKEE

????
B-26

394/586

CONNECTICUT YANKEE

????
C-47

????/TD>

DAKOTA DEMON

42-5737
B-17

92/327-K

DAKOTA QUEEN

42-50892
B-24

455/741

DAKOTA QUEEN

42-78166
B-24

455/741

DAKOTA KID

42-103317
P-51

355/358-M

DAKOTA RAMBLER

????
P-38

474/430

DAKOTA MAID

Photo: Ben Mallard

????
P-51

23/75

FLORIDA CRACKER

(Photo courtesy of Herb Zinn)

????
P-38

475/432

FLORIDA FOX

????
B-26

386/

The FLORIDA GATOR

????
P-38

7/

FLORIDA THRUSH

????
P-38

18/44

MISS FLORIDA

44-72292
P-51

353/350-N

GEORGIA ANN

42-93875
B-29

500/882

MY GEORGIA PEACH

????
A-20

????

Italy

MY GEORGIA PEACH

????
B-25

????

GEORGIA PEACH II

42-76576
P-47

405/510-X

GEORGIA PEACH

42-73445
B-24

308/375

GEORGIA PEACH

????
B-26

22/(???)

GEORGIA PEACH

42-63356
B-29

468/793

GEORGIA PEACH

????
C-47

????

GEORGIA JANE II

????
C-47

????

GEORGIA PEACH

42-3391
B-17

301/32

GEORGIA PEACH

42-97067
B-17

457/749

GEORGIA PEACH

42-3324
B-17

96/339

GEORGIA PEACH
Remember Me

43-37828
B-17

457/749-L

GEORGIA PEACH

41-24252
B-24

376/

GEORGIA PEACH

41-23744
B-24

93/328

GEORGIA PEACH

42-64434
B-24

445/700

GEORGIA PEACH

????
B-25

345/

GEORGIA PEACH

42-25520
P-47

405/510-X

The GEORGIA PEACH

42-8499
P-47

353/350-Y

GEORGIA PEACH

43-7027
P-51

355/357-Q

GEORGIA PEACH

44-13654
P-51

355/357-G

GEORGIA PEACH II

44-14273
P-51

352/328

GEORGIA BELLE

42-7543
B-24

392/578-B

GEORGIA BELLE

44-25453
P-38

49/8#7

GEORGIA'S BEST

42-26239
P-47

356/360-N

GEORGIA BOY

43-13873
P-51

20/79-U

GEORGIA BULL DOG II

????
B-25

????

GEORGIA CRACKER

43-34402
B-26

344/

GEORGIA CYCLONE

????
B-26

391/

GEORGIA REBEL

42-3217
B-17

381/535-T

GEORGIA REBEL II

42-38061
B-17

381/535-P

PLOVER,
IOWA TIGER

????
P-51

????

JERSEY LILY
Later "Bastard's Bungalow"

42-3508
B-17

100/418-P

JERSEY BILL

????
B-17

305/

JERSEY BOUNCE

????
B-17

447/

JERSEY BOUNCE

????
B-17

463/

JERSEY BOUNCE

41-24515
B-17

91/324-H

JERSEY BOUNCE

????
B-17

92/

JERSEY BOUNCE JR

42-29664
B-17

303/358-C

JERSEY BOY

????
B-17

????

JERSEY LILLY

????
B-17

????

JERSEY MOSQUITO

????
B-17

463/

JERSEY SKEETER

41-2664
B-17

43/64

JERSEY BOUNCE

????
A-26

452/
Korea

JERSEY BOUNCE

42-40609
B-24

93/330-I

JERSEY JACKASS

41-11776
B-24

98/343-D/O

JERSEY JERK

44-10548
B-24

44/66-O #60

JERSEY JERKS

????
B-24

98/

JERSEY the GREMLIN

????
B-24

????

JERSEY BOUNCE

????
B-25

340/

JERSEY LOU

????
B-25

????

JERSEY BOUNCE

????
B-26

394/584

JERSEY BOUNCER

42-43278
B-26

17/37 #36

CITY OF

JERSEY CITY

42-94016
B-29

330/457-K-13

JERSEY BOUNCE

????
C-46

52 TCW # X318

JERSEY BOUNCE

????
P-40

57/64

JERSEY BOUNCE

42-8469
P-47

356/360

JERSEY JERK

42-25844
P-47

356/361-T

JERSEY JERK

42-28827
P-47

356/361-T/I

JERSEY JERK

42-8640
P-47

356/361-T

JERSEY MOSQUITO

42-26563
P-47

356/360-V

JERSEY BOUNCE

????
P-51

55/343

JERSEY BOUNCE

44-15595
P-51

355/357-A

JERSEY BOUNCE

41-106654
P-51

357/362

JERSEY BOUNCE III

44-14277
P-51

4/336-H

JERSEY BOUNCER

????
P-51

364/

JERSEY JERK

44-15152
P-51

356/361-T
4/334-T

KANSAS CITY KILLER

????
B-17

92/407

KANSAS CITY KITTY

44-6762
B-17

483/815

KANSAS CITY KITTY

44-14748
P-51

353/351

KANSAS CITY KITTY

44-41255
B-24

22/33

KANSAS COMET

????
B-24

458/

KANSAS CYCLONE

42-73025
B-24

11/26

The KANSAS KOMET

????
B-25

????

KANSAS KOMET (Comet)

40-1473
B-26

22/19

KANSAS KOMET (Comet) II

40-1433
B-26

22/19

KANSAS KOMET (Comet) III

40-1549
B-26

22/19

KANSAS FARMER

????
B-29

73BW

KANSAS TORNADO II

42-26249
P-47

405/510-D

KANSAS TRAVELER

????
P-51

357/

MISS KANSAS

P-47

 

 

BIG NOISE FROM KENTUCKY

42-52149
B-24

449/718#26

KENTUCKY BABE

42-29863
B-17

351/509-Y

KENTUCKY BABE III

42-7553
B-24

389/566

KENTUCKY BABY

42-99979
B-24

392/578

KENTUCKY BELLE

44-40268
B-24

446/706-H

KENTUCKY COLONEL

42-107121
B-17

384/546

KENTUCKY COLONEL

42-97394
B-17

398/601

KENTUCKY COLONEL

44-6850
B-17

2/

KENTUCKY COLONEL

42-52487
B-24

464/776

KENTUCKY COWBOY

????
B-17

????

KENTUCKY GAL

????
P-47

358/365-N

KENTUCKY I LOVE THEE

????
C-47

???

KENTUCKY KERNEL

42-37758
B-17

384/545-W

KENTUCKY KERNEL

43-38404
P-38

20/79-A

KENTUCKY KERNEL

44-14003
P-51

20/79-G

KENTUCKY KLOUD HOPPER

????
B-24

7/9

KENTUCKY RIDGE RUNNER

????
B-17

????

KENTUCKY VIRGIN

42-41053
B-24

43/403

KENTUCKY VIRGIN

????
B-25

????

KENTUCKY WINNER

42-102481
B-17

385/550-D

KENTUCKY WINNER

????
B-26

320/443

LOUISIANNA BELLE

42-50806
B-24

44/68

LOUISIANNA HEAT WAVE

44-13606
P-51

359/369-I

LOUISIANNA LADY

42-78175
B-24

450/723

LOUISIANNA LADY

42-106454
P-51

352/487

LOUISIANNA LADY
Ann Lee

????
P-51

23/75

LOUISIANNA LIL

BuNo 59475
PB4Y

VPB-121

LOUISIANNA LULLABY

42-63986
B-24

90/319

LOUISIANNA PIRATE

????
P-47

56/

LOUISIANNA PURCHASE

42-29733
B-17

305/422-V

LOUISIANNA PURCHASE

42-23511
C-47

????

LOUISIANNA DIPLOMATS

????
B-17 tail guns

????

 

 

 

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