8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
...
The American Air Museum is Closed
Following recent government announcements the museum is currently closed, there is plenty to explore in our online archive.
The American Air Museum is a charity - Find out how you can support us
Download Image
By downloading this image, you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-52532) nicknamed "Virgo" of the 486th Bomb Group. The nose art was painted by the artist Phillip S Brinkman.
Connections
Units
-
-
486th Bomb Group
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or... -
834th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
-
Phillip Brinkman
Military | Corporal | Draftsman
Assigned to 834BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF as 'Draftsman' as the aircorp had no definition for an artist !! Notable nose art artist. Bio: - http://www.philbrinkman.com/phil-brinkman-biography.htm
Aircraft
-
42-52532 'Virgo' 'Miss Mynookey'
B-24 Liberator
Assigned 834rd BS, 486th BG, 8th AF, One of the original aircraft flown to the UK - until the end of Jun 44. ...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 11 March 2015 11:36:01 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations |
| Sources | ||
