Owen W Hughes

Military

Nose Art' artist. During WWII painted nose art on many 306th planes as well as Officers Clubs and lunch rooms. Since then has painted nose art on many planes for The National War Plane Museum in Genesio, NY and later Elmira, NY. Painted their B-17 'Fuddy Duddy'. Later painted nose art for the United States Aviation Museum in Willoby, OH and Wichita, KS. Painted their B-29 'Doc'.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Revisions

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia