B29 NOSE ART

"CITY OF........"

More than 120 Superfortress B29s of 20th Air Force's 314th Bomb Wing
were officially named with title beginning "City of ...."
To
date we have been able to locate very few photos showing these titles.
If
you have any pictures or information on any of these aircraft or their crews,
or
can offer any information about them
regarding
their crews, missions or fate, please share with me.
For more information about the 330th Bomb Group in general visit their web site at 330th Bomb Group -- and my sincere thanks to Smisek for sharing so much of his data with me for this page.
For more information about the 39th Bomb Group in general visit their web site at 39th Bomb Group
| Name | Serial # |
Group / Sqn |
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| City of ABERDEEN | 42-93961 | 330 / 459 -K-60 | ![]() |
| City of AKRON Also "Lady Jane" |
42-65363 | 330 / 459-K-56 | ![]() |
| City of ALBUQUERQUE Also "Piledriver" |
44-69796 | 39 / 61 | ![]() |
| City of ALLENDALE | 44-69981 | 39/ | ![]() |
| City of ALLENTOWN Photo credit: Paul Ruch |
44-69(8)86 |
330 / 457 |
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| City of ARCADIA Photo credit : Trisha Young |
42-93925 | 29 / | ![]() |
| City of ATHENS | 42-94044 | 39 / 62 | ![]() |
| City of ATLANTA Photo credit: John Dickerson |
????? | ???? | ![]() |
| City of ATTLEBORO | 44-87642 | 39 / 62 | ![]() |
| City of AURORA Also "The Caboose" |
????? | 39 / 61 | ![]() |
| City of AUSTIN Also "The Black Sheep" |
????? | 19 / 28
39/61 |
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| City of BAKERSFIELD Photo credit: John Dickerson |
44-69680 | 19/28 | ![]() |
| City of BATTLE CREEK Photo credit: Bob Mann |
????? | 19 / | ![]() |
| City of BEDFORD Also "Shillelagh" |
42-93935 | 330 / 457-K-10 | ![]() |
| City of BEL AIR Also "Round Robin" |
42-63539 | 330 / 458-K-42 & 67 | ![]() |
| City of BEAUMONT | ??? | 39 / | ![]() |
| City of BERKELEY Photo credit: Bob DeChene (who also chose the name) Also "Je Reviens" |
44-69928 | 330 / 457-K-11 | ![]() |
| City of BEVERLY HILLS | ??? | 314BW | ![]() |
| City of BINGHAMTON | ??? | 39 / 61 | ![]() |
| City of BIRMINGHAM Also "Ole Boomerang" |
44-69790 | 330 / 458-K-27 | ![]() |
| City of BOISE Photo credit: Bob Mann |
????? | 19 / | ![]() |
| City of BOSTON Photo credit: Bob Mann |
....685 | 19 / 28 | ![]() |
| City of BOULDER | 44-69763 | 39/60 | ![]() |
| City of BROOKLYN | ????? | 19 / | ![]() |
| City of BROOKVILLE | ????? | 19 / | ![]() |
| City of BUFFALO Photo credit: Bob Mann |
????? | 19 / 93 | ![]() |
| City of BURBANK Also "Soldier's Home" |
44-69766 | 330 / 459-K-57 | ![]() |
| City of BURLINGTON | 42-65304 | 19 / | ![]() |
| City of CEDAR RAPIDS, IO Also "Battlin' Bulldozer" |
42-93908 | 330 / 458-K-31 | ![]() |
| City of CEDAR RAPIDS, MI Also "Colleen" |
42-93955 | 330 / 458-K-32 | ![]() |
| City of CLEVELAND | 44-69766 | 39 / 62 | ![]() |
| City of CHARLESTON | 44-69791 | 39 / 61 | ![]() |
| City of CHARLOTTESVILLE Photo credit: Bob Mann |
????? | 19 /93 | ![]() |
| City of CHATTANOOGA Also "Pluto" |
42-94062 | 330 / 457-K-9 | ![]() |
| City of CHICAGO | 42-94003 | 19 / 28 | ![]() |
| City of CINCINNATI | 42-??989 | 19 / 93 | ![]() |
| City of CLAYTON Also "Our Baby" |
42-94024 | 330 / 457-K-12 | ![]() |
| City of CLEVELAND, Miss. | 44-70077 | 39 / 61 | ![]() |
| City of CLIFTON Photo credit: Bob Mann |
42-65308 | 19 / 93 | ![]() |
| City of COEUR D'ALENE Also "The Natural" |
????? | 29 / 6 | ![]() |
| City of COLLEGE PARK Photo credit: Al Wood |
42-93996 | 19 / 93 | ![]() |
| City of COLUMBUS Also "Ten Under Par" |
44-69741 | 330 / 459-K-51 | ![]() |
| City of COOPERSTOWN | 44-70004 | 39 / 60 | ![]() |
| City of COUNCIL BLUFFS Also "The Germ" |
42-93971 | 330 / 457-K-6 | ![]() |
| City of COVINGTON Also "Mary Kathleen" |
44-69814 | 330 / | ![]() |
| City of DALLAS Photo credit: Al Wood |
42-24883 | 19 / 28 | ![]() |
| City of DELUTH Also "She Wolf" |
42-93957 | 330 / 457-K-5 | ![]() |
| City of DENTON | ????31 | 330 / | ![]() |
|
City of DENVER |
42-93913 | 19 / 28 | ![]() |
|
City of DEORIAL |
????? | 29 / 52 | ![]() |
| City of DES MOINES | ????? | (330 / )? | ![]() |
| City of DETROIT Also "City of Reno" |
44-69786 | 330 / 459-K-53 | ![]() |
| City of DETROIT Photo credit: Al Wood |
42-93923 | 19 / 93 & 19 / 28 | ![]() |
| City of EAGLE ROCK Also "Lord's Prayer" |
44-69914 | 39 / 60 | ![]() |
| City of EL PASO Also "The Uninvited" |
42-93974 | 39 / 62 | ![]() |
| City of EVANSTON | 42-94071 | 330 / 459-K-65 | ![]() |
| City of FARMINGTON Also "Lonesome Polecat" |
42-94059 | 330 / 459-K-61 | ![]() |
| City of FLATBUSH Also "Atomic Tom" |
44-69682 | 19 / 28 | ![]() |
| City of FLINT | ????? | 29 / 52 | ![]() |
| City of FORT GIBSON | 44-69762 | 29 / | ![]() |
| City of FORT WAYNE | 44-69682 | 19 / 93 | ![]() |
| City of FORT WORTH | 42-93982 | 330 / 457-K-3 | ![]() |
| City of FRANKFORT | ??? | 39/ | ![]() |
| City of GAINESVILLE | 42-94071 | 330 / 459-K-65 | ![]() |
| City of GALVESTON | 44-69785 | 39 / 60 | ![]() |
| City of GARY | 44-69996 | 330 / 457-K-15 | ![]() |
| City of GLENDALE Also "Motley Crew" |
42-93912 | 330 / 459-K-62 | ![]() |
| City of GLEN FALLS Also "City of Pacific Palisades" |
44-70010 | 330 / 458-K-41 | ![]() |
| City of GRASS VALLEY Also "Busty Babe Bomber" |
????? | 330 / 458-K-44 | ![]() |
| City of GRIFFEN | ????? | ![]() |
|
| City of GRUNDY CENTER Also "Bee Gee II" |
44-69891 | 29 / 43 # 30 | ![]() |
| City of HATCH Also "Cue Ball" |
44-70010 | 330 / 458-K-41 | ![]() |
| City of HERSHEY Also "Wilful Witch" |
42-94037 | 330 / 458-K-39 | ![]() |
| City of HIGHLAND FALLS Also "Infant of Prague" |
42-63539 | 330 / 459-K-67 | ![]() |
| City of HIGHMAN | 42-93935 | 330 / 457 | ![]() |
| City of HOLLYWOOD | 42-94013 | 29 / 6 | ![]() |
| City of HOLLYWOOD | 44-70105 | 29 / 6 | ![]() |
| City of INDIANAPOLIS Also "Mary Kathleen" |
44-69814 | 330 / 458-K-33 | ![]() |
| City of JACKSONVILLE Also "Miss Take" |
42-93971 | 330 / 457-K-7 | ![]() |
| City of JAMESTOWN | 42-94047 | 330 / 459-K-63 | ![]() |
| City of JERSEY CITY Also "McNamara's Band" |
42-94016 | 330 / 457-K-13 | ![]() |
| City of JEWETT CITY | 44-87646 | 39 / 62 | ![]() |
| City of KANAKEE Also "Lucky Strike" |
42-94029 | 330 / 457-K-16 | ![]() |
| City of KANSAS CITY Also "The Fire Bug" |
42-63566 | 29 / 52 # 43 | ![]() |
| City of KETCHIKAN | ????? | 39 / 60 | ![]() |
| City of KNOXVILLE | 44-69995 | 330 / 458-K-38 | ![]() |
| City of LA GRANGE | 44-69906 | 39 / 62 | ![]() |
| City of LANSFORD | 42-93967 | 19 / 28 | ![]() |
| City of LARAMIE Also "Ol' Smoker" |
42-94047 | 330 / 459-K-63 | ![]() |
| City of LARAMIE, WY | 44-69897 | 330 / 459-K-64 | ![]() |
| City of LAREDO | 44-61795 | 39 / 60-P-7 | ![]() |
| City of LAS VEGAS | 42-65365 | 39 / 62 | ![]() |
| City of LEXINGTON | ????? | 19 / | ![]() |
| City of LINCOLN Also "Princess Pat II" |
44-70103 | 19 / 28 | ![]() |
| City of LONG BEACH | ????? | 29 / 43 | ![]() |
| City of LOS ANGELES | 42-65302 | 29 / | ![]() |
| City of LOUISVILLE Also "City of Highman" |
42-93935 | 330 / 457-K-10 | ![]() |
| City of LYNCHBURG Also "City of Deluth" |
42-03057 | 330 / 457-K-5 | ![]() |
City of LYNN | 44-61664 | 330 / 459-K-68 | ![]() |
| City of LYNN | 44-61618 | 330/ 459-K-68 | ![]() |
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