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This painting by Joe Origlio was of Miss October 1944 from an Esquire Magazine calendar, painted by the artist Alberto Vargas. This same image was used by several other nose art painters during the War. The original image in the calendar was drawn on a blank background. As with many of his other nose art paintings Joe Origlio added a South Pacific theme to the setting. The model is posed here on a beach with a coconut tree, not unlike the beach near the seaside airfield on Morotai Island which was the base for the 307th Bomb Group from October 1944 until September 1945.

The tail fins spray painted with the Long Rangers logo for the 307th Bombardment Group and the squadron colours were probably also painted by squadron painter Joe Origlio.

Known mission list

DateCrewTargetNotes
26 Oct 1944 Dodd (Pilot), Feist (Co-Pilot) Task force strike
8 Nov 1944 Franklin (Pilot), Poggi (Co-Pilot) Alicante AD, Negros
Aborted
R/E (NS) - could not find group
12 Nov 1944 McLaughlin (Pilot), Nickerson (Co-Pilot) Alicante AD, Negros
14 Nov 1944 Blauvelt (Pilot), Scott (Co-Pilot) Langoan AD, Negros
18 Nov 1944 Blauvelt (Pilot), D J Scott (Co-Pilot) Tarakan Island
19 Nov 1944 Poggi (Pilot), Russell (Co-Pilot) Alicante AD, Negros
22 Nov 1944 Baluvelt (Pilot), D J Scott (Co-Pilot) Bacolod AD, Negros
29 Nov 1944 Franklin (Pilot), Burrin (Co-Pilot) Puerto Princesss AD, Palawan Camera a/c
2 Dec 1944 Nowak (Pilot), Hickman (Co-Pilot) Dumaguete Airfield
21 Dec 1944 Bowles (Pilot), French (Co-Pilot) Fabrica RR
8 Jun 1945 Key (Pilot), Conklin (Co-Pilot) Balipapan
11 Jun 1945 Key (Pilot), Conklin (Co-Pilot) Tarakan Island
18 Jun 1945 Britt (Pilot), F/O Gardner (Co-Pilot) Balikpapan
1 Aug 1945 Heritage (Pilot), Diehl (Co-Pilot) Makassar, Celebes