B29 NOSE ART
More "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 missions and fate, please share with me
| Name | Serial # |
Group / Sqn |
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| City of MARTINEZ | 42-63749 | 501 / |  |
| City of MAYWOOD | 44-69901 | 39 / 60 | |
| City of MEDFORD Also "Lightning Lady" |
44-69801 | 330 / 459-K-58 |  |
| City of MEMPHIS | 42-93917 | 19/93 29 / |
|
| City of MIAMI | 42-65367 | 39 / 60 |  |
| City of MIAMA BEACh (II) Also "Ol' Smoker II" |
42-63570 | 330 / 459-K-55 | |
| City of MIAMI BEACH Also "Ol' Smoker" |
42-63537 | 330 / 459-K-59 | |
| City of MICHIGAN Also "Oily Boid" |
42-24912 | 314BW | |
| City of MICHIGAN CITY Photo credit : Ken Keen Also "Oily Boid" |
44-70030 | 314BW |  |
| City of MILES CITY | 44-69962 | 29 / | |
| City of MILWAUKEE Also "City of Oklahoma City" |
42-24917 | 330 / 457 19/93 |
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| City of MINNEAPOLIS | ????? | 29 / 43 | |
| City of MONROE | 44-70016 | 39 / 62 | |
| City of MONTGOMERY Also "Weddin' Belle" |
44-69779 | 39 / 60-P-3 | |
| City of MOOREHEAD Also "Snude's Dudes" |
????? | 39 / 62 | |
| City of NASHVILLE | ????? | 19 / | |
| City of NEWBERN Also "Strato Wolf" |
????? | 39 / 61 | |
| City of NIAGARA FALLS Also "Knipp's vs. Nips" |
44-69887 | 330 / 458-K-32 | |
| City of OAKLAND Also "White's Cargo" |
44-69872 | 19 / 30 | |
| City of OGDEN Photo credit: Al Wood |
42-65307 | 19 / 30 |  |
| City of OKLAHOMA CITY | 42-24917 | 330 / 459-K-66 | |
| City of OKLAHOMA CITY Photo credit John Dickerson Also "Nipp On Ese" |
????? | 29 / |  |
| City of OMAHA Also "Yonkee Doll" |
42-94016 (?) 42-65371 (?) |
330 / 458-K-28 | |
| City of ORLANDO |
44-69689 |
19 / 28-M-10 |  |
| City of OSCEOLA Also "Behren's Brood" |
42-93955 | 330 / 548-K-37 | |
| City of OTTUMWA | ????? | |
|
| City of PACIFIC PALISADES Later "City of Glen Falls" |
44-70010 | 330 / 458-K-41 | |
| City of PASADENA | ????? | 29 / | |
| City of PATERSON Also "Koehane's Kulprits" |
44-69774 | 330 / 459-K-54 |  |
| City of PALM BEACH | 42-93970 | 330 / 458-K-26 | |
| City of PENSACOLA | 42-93966 | 39 / 60 | |
| City of PHILADELPHIA | ????? | |
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| City of PHOENIX | ????? |  |
|
| City of PINE BUFF | ??? | 39 / 61 | |
| City of PITTSBURGH Photo credit: John Dickerson |
42-24895 |  |
|
| City of PITTSFIELD | 44-69773 | 39 / 61 | |
| City of PORTLAND Also "Timm-Id Virgin" |
????? | 29 / 52 | |
| City of PORTSMOUTh Va Also "Beats Me Too" |
42-93954 | 330 / 458-K-34 | |
| City of PORTSMOUTH Also "Beats Me" |
42-93943 | 330 / 458-K-30 | |
| City of PROVIDENCE | 42-63567 | 19 / 30 | |
| City of QUAKER CITY Also Sentimental Journey later Dopey |
44-70016 | 330 / 458-K-40 |  |
| City of QUEENS Photo credit: John Dickerson |
????? | Kessler Field 1947 |  |
| City of RALEIGH Also "Jug Haid" |
????? | 29 / 6 | |
| City of REDFIELD | 44-70079 | 39 / 62 | |
| City of RED BANK Also "Happy Savage" |
42-69696 | 330 / 457-K-2 |  |
| City of RENO Also "Here to Stay" |
44-69786 | 330 / 459-K-53 | |
| City of RICHMOND | 42-65309 | 19 / 93 | |
| City of RICHMOND, VA Also "Vivacious Lady" |
44-69911 | 330 / 459-K-59 | |
| City of RICHMOND, CAL Also "Rebel's Roost" |
42-93996 | 330 / 458-K-37 | |
|
City of RISING STAR |
????? | 501 / |  |
| City of ROANOAKE Also "Ready Bettie" |
44-69817 | 330 / 457-K-4 | |
| City of ROCHESTER Also "Feather Merchants" |
42-94040 | 330 / 459-K-64 | |
| City of ROCK ISLAND Also "Baby's Buggy" |
42-93964 | 330 / 459-K-52 | |
| City of ROSWELL Also "Skyscrapper" |
42-65364 | 39 / 61 | |
| City of SACRAMENTO | ????? | 19 / | |
| City of SAN ANTONIO Also "Where's Kilroy?" |
42-63565 | 29 / 52 |  |
| City of SAN FRANCISCO Also "Little Rae" |
44-69800 | 330 / 458-K-29 |  |
| City of SAN JOSE Also "My Gal II" |
42-94032 (?) 42-63517 (?) |
330 /457-K-14 | |
| City of SANTA BARBARA | 44-61532 | 39 / 62 | |
| City of SANTA FE | 42-93975 | 39 / 61 | |
| City of SANTA MONICA | 42-65303 | 19 / 30 | |
| City of SANTA ROSA | 44-69694 | 39 / | |
| City of SCOTLAND NECK | 44-69769 | 39 / 60 | |
| City of SEATTLE | ????? | 29 / 52 | |
| City of SPANISH FORKS Also "Heavenly Body" |
44-69997 | 330 / 458-K-35 | |
| City of SPOKANE | 44-69910 | 39 / 60 | |
| City of SPOKANE Former "Ernie Pyle" |
44-70118 | 504 / 458 |  |
| City of SPRINGFIELD | 44-69797 | 29 / 6 | |
| City of SPRINGFIELD, IL Also "Janie" |
42-93943 | 330 / 458-K-30 | |
| City of ST LOUIS Also "Easy Aces" |
????? | 29 / 6 |  |
| City of ST LOUIS PARK | ??? | 39 / 61 | |
| City of ST PETERSBURG Also "My Gal" Photo credit: Joe Renda |
42-93980 | 330 / 457-K-8 | .jpg) |
| City of TERRE HAUTE Also "Star Duster" |
42-94052 | 330 / 458-K-36 | |
| City of TOLEDO Also "One Weakness" |
42-94031 | 39 / 62 | |
| City of TRENTON |
42-94026 (?) 44-69680 (?) |
19 / 28 | |
| City of TULSA Photo credit: Al Wood |
44-69815 | 19 / 28 |  |
| City of TYLER |
44-69664 (?) 44-69884 (?) |
39 / 62 | |
| City of UNIVERSAL PARK | 44-69678 | 19 / 28 | |
| City of UNIVERSITY CITY | 42-94026 | 19 / 28 & 19 / 93 | |
|
City of VINCENNES Photo: William J Dess (LtCol Retd) |
44-69986 | 39 / |  |
| City of VIRGINA | 42-65366 | 39 / 60 | |
| City of VIRGINIA BEACH | 42-93975 | 39 / 62 | |
| City of WEST PALM BEACH | 42-93970 | 330 / 458 | |
| City of WICHITA | ????? | 19 /28 | |
| City of WILLIAMSPORT Photo credit: David Kreitz Also "Miss Annabelle" |
42-93980 | 330 /457 |  |
| City of WILLIAMSPORT | 42-63570 | 29 / 6 |  |
| City of WILMINGTON | 42-65365 | 39 / 62 | |
| City of YOUNGSTOWN | 44-61524 | 39 / 60 | |