Spotted Ape, Spotted Ass Ape, or Wonder Bread were but a few of the names for the 458th Bomb Group’s second assembly ship.  After "First Sergeant" was destroyed on May 27, 1944 in a flare accident on the runway, B-24H-10-DT 41-28697 Z5 P named Dixie Bell II was removed from combat operations after only eight missions with the 754th Squadron, and decorated in the same paint scheme as her predecessor.  All but one of the eight missions were flown by Lt Watson’s crew.  

Spotted Ape’s career as the group’s formator came to an end on March 9, 1945.  2Lt William B. Cheney, Jr., pilot, along with 2Lt Kenneth O. Gilbert as co-pilot were assigned to fly the ship that morning.  Landing upon their return to Horsham, the plane skidded off the runway and ended up on her belly.  The aircraft was written off as salvage.