USAAF Nose Art Research Project

Sad Sack

YANK staff artist Sgt George Baker's regular cartoon chronicling the life of the down trodden, hapless GI was a favourite in all theatres of operation and all of the armed forces. He appeared on many types of USAAF aircraft, though sometimes in name only.

If you have any photos of any of these aircraft or their crews, or can add other examples, please share them with me
Able Mabel

Able Mabel

B-24J-1-FO 42-50706

445th Bomb Group

 Come Closer - Sad sack

Come Closer - Sad sack

B-24J-1-CO 42-72973

30th Bomb Group, 38th Bomb Squadron

 Dual Sack

Dual Sack

B-24J-75-CO 42-100168

11th Bomb Group, 98th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sac

Sad Sac

B-17G-25-BO 42-31678

447th Bomb Group

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

42-73785

90th Bomb Group, 320th Bomb Squadron

 The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

B-17 41-24504

91st Bomb Group, 324th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

SW Pacific

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-24D-20-CO 41-24153

44th Bomb Group, 66th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

42-94831

489th Bomb Group, 844th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

44-49456

451st Bomb Group, 726th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-24H-1-CF 41-29147

446th Bomb Group, 707th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

42-78321

376th Bomb Group, 515th Bomb Squadron

 The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

41-6343

56th Fighter Group, 62nd Fighter Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

44-49703

454th Bomb Group, 736th Bomb Squadron

 The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

43-2212

82nd Fighter Group, 95th Squadron

 The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

B-17F-45-BO 42-5293

USA B-17F Training Aircraft

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

Anson 1 AX623

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

CG4

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-26 40-1468

22nd Bomb Group

“Lost in mid-air collision over Lae, New Guinea”

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-25

 The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

B-25

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-24D-35-CO 42-40208

98th Bomb Group, 344th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-24J-15-CO 42-73133

380th Bomb Group, 531st Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-24H-1-DT 41-28588

448th Bomb Group, 714th Bomb Squadron

 The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-17F-60-BO 42-29584

301st Bomb Group, 419th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-17F-90-BO 42-30196

384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

95th Bomb Group

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-17 42-3018(?)

99th Bomb Group, 347th Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-17F-80-BO 42-29976

381st Bomb Group, 532nd Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-17F-55-BO 42-29520

303rd Bomb Group, 427th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

B-17F-10-BO 41-24479

91st Bomb Group, 322nd Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack

Sad Sack

42-29584(??)

2nd Bomb Group

 Sad Sack (The)

Sad Sack (The)

B-24J 42-99988

448th Bomb Group, 714th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sack (The)

Sad Sack (The)

C-47

13th Troop Carrier Squadron

 The Sad Sack 7AF

The Sad Sack 7AF

B-24

 Sad Sack C4

Sad Sack C4

B-17F

USA B-17F Training Aircraft

 Sad Sack II

Sad Sack II

USA B-17F Training Aircraft

 Sad Sack II

Sad Sack II

B-17G-25-DL 42-38026

384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron

 Sad Sak

Sad Sak

388th Bomb Group

 Sad Sak II

Sad Sak II

303rd Bomb Group, 360th Bomb Squadron

 Snafu

Snafu

B-24J-25-CO 42-73246

308th Bomb Group

 This Sad Sack

This Sad Sack

B-17F

“Based in Brazil”

 Unknown

Unknown

 Unknown

Unknown

B-18

Unknown