Phillip S Brinkman
Military
Object Number - UPL 13636 - Corporal Phillip S Brinkman of the 486th Bomb Group painted the nose art of a B-24 Liberator 42-52693 "Aries" of 857th BS, 492nd BG, 8th AF.
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
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Units served with
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Aquaria
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Cancer
- Unit: 406th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Aries
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 834th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ding Dong Daddy From Dixie Capricorn
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron 98th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Scorpio
- Unit: Base Air Depot 3 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 465th Bomb Group 781st Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St. Louis, MO, USA | ||
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Died |
Gainesville, FL, USA | ||
| St. Louis, MO, USA | |||
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Enlisted |
St. Louis, MO, USA | ||
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Based |
Sudbury | Assigned to 834BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Based |
Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ 85707, USA | Based Davis-Monthan Field in Tuscon, AZ. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.486th.org roster
![One of the nose arts by Phil Brinkman, of one of the eleven Zodiac signs, painted on 486th Bomb Group B-24 Liberators. In this photograph is the B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Pisces", named after the sign. [See http://www.486th.org/Photos/AC1/Zodiac14.htm]](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414506.jpg.webp?itok=-PO8nNjQ)
![One of the nose arts by Phil Brinkman, of one of the eleven Zodiac signs, painted on 486th Bomb Group B-24 Liberators. In this photograph is the B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Capricorn", named after the sign; this aircraft was formerly nicknamed "Ding Dong Daddy from Dixie". [See http://www.486th.org/Photos/AC1/Zodiac1.htm]](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414507.jpg.webp?itok=eVOiaIQ4)
