Kansas-City Kitty
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Kansas-City Kitty completed more than 50 missions during its combat tour and was named after the home town of its original crew chief TSgt Charles Donnelly. A collection was made from various flight crew men to pay for Sgt Chestnut to come up with one of his classic nose arts ? they were not disappointed with the result as it proved to be one of his finest. Rather than simply paint the languishing nude, Chestnut added in bright red studded sofa with a dark blue/black throw which gives the image an even greater impact.

Arriving with squadron in December 44, this B24 was taken by as many as 30 different crews during its tour of duty but it is unclear whether the aircraft made it back to the USA for scrapping. It seems to have been withdrawn from operations in mid-July and may have continued flying on non-combat duties such as R&R trips from Clark Field.

Known mission list

DateCrewTargetNotes
2 Jan 1945 Malabacat Strip
4 Jan 1945 Malabacat Strip
7 Jan 1945 Stone (Pilot) Clark Field
9 Jan 1945 Wilkinson (Pilot) Malabacat Strip
15 Jan 1945 Wilkinson (Pilot) Fort Stotsenberg
5 Mar 1945 Cooke (Pilot) Luzon LG
6 Mar 1945 Cooke (Pilot) Luzon LG
16 Mar 1945 Heaton (Pilot) Taihoku
17 Mar 1945 Gallaway (Pilot) Shinchiku
20 Mar 1945 Paris (Pilot) Luzon LG
Aborted
R/E (NS) - abort
21 Mar 1945 Ralphs (Pilot) Samah AD
22 Mar 1945 Kennedy (Pilot) Balete Pass
23 Mar 1945 Heaton (Pilot) Jitsugestu-tan
24 Mar 1945 Marcotte (Pilot) Takao
25 Mar 1945 Balete Pass
Aborted
R/E (NS) - weather abort
28 Mar 1945 Hardesty (Pilot) Tainan
31 Mar 1945 Stinson (Pilot) Kiirun
1 Apr 1945 Paris (Pilot) Giran AD
2 Apr 1945 Hutchinson (Pilot) Fort Drum
4 Apr 1945 Wheeler (Pilot) Hong Kong
7 Apr 1945 Headley (Pilot) Tainan
11 Apr 1945 Paris (Pilot) Okayama
15 Apr 1945 Reinka (Pilot) Tainan
17 Apr 1945 Hanich (Pilot) Shinchiku
18 Apr 1945 Van Scyoc (Pilot) Tainan
21 Apr 1945 Einsmann (Pilot) Tainan
23 Apr 1945 Larcom (Pilot) Matsuyama
30 Apr 1945 Einsmann (Pilot) Toshien Strip
3 May 1945 Coleman (Pilot) Ipo
4 May 1945 Cooke (Pilot) Ipo Dam
5 May 1945 Davis (Pilot) Amoy
9 May 1945 Hunt (Pilot) Tien-ho AD
11 May 1945 Coleman (Pilot) Toshien
13 May 1945 Larcom (Pilot) Tueguegaro
15 May 1945 Hunt (Pilot) Shinchiku
18 May 1945 Hughes (Pilot) Tainan
24 May 1945 Wheeler (Pilot) Aparri
1 Jun 1945 Hunt (Pilot) Takao
18 Jun 1945 Foley (Pilot) Kiirun
19 Jun 1945 Leroy Olsak (Pilot) Kiirun & Koshun
20 Jun 1945 Shinchiku
22 Jun 1945 Gottschalk (Pilot) Canton
25 Jun 1945 Foley (Pilot) Kuching & Trombol
26 Jun 1945 Howard (Pilot) Trombol
28 Jun 1945 Cochran (Pilot) SW Coast Borneo
29 Jun 1945 Hughes (Pilot) Trombol
2 Jul 1945 White (Pilot) Kamioka & Toyohara AD
5 Jul 1945 Hunt (Pilot) Taihoku
6 Jul 1945 Gianarelli (Pilot) Tainan
9 Jul 1945 Kines (Pilot) Okaseki
11 Jul 1945 Leroy Olsak (Pilot) Shinchiku

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