5th U.S. Army Air Force

HQ : PHILIPPINES

Order: Patrol the south-west Pacific Ocean

Version: 24-10-07 (D-M-Y) - 142 pics of planes on this site...;-)

 

 

 

 V. Fighter Command
Boeing B-17E FLYING FORTRESS


"Sally" (s/n 12633)
Transporter of General George C. Kenny
CO Allied Air and Fifth Air Force USAAF 
Southwest Pacific from 1942 to 1945

1944, March   -   Republic P-47D THUNDERBOLT   -   Finschhafen, P-NG

(42-22668) ''Fiery Ginger III''
Colonel Neel E. Kearby

 

 

 

"Attaquez et Conquerez"

8th Fighter Group

35th Fighter Squadron

36th Fighter Squadron

80th Fighter Squadron
     

1942   -   Bell P-39 AIRACOBRA  -   Australia
-
P-39D-1  (K) (41-38359)
"Miss Helen the Flying Jenny"
George Schwartz Welch, 7. dec. 1942		 -
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P-39F (X) (41-7170)
Boyd 'Buzz' David Wagner
A/C inherited from 39th FS, because it still carried its badge on the cockpit door

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1943   -   Bell P-400 AIRACOBRA   -   Dobodura, Papua-New Guinea
Note: white P-NG-allied-tail-marking 
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 (Q) ''Air A Cutie''		 -
     

1943  -   Lockheed P-38G LIGHTNING   -   Papua-New Guinea
- -
Lockheed P-38G Lightning (H)

1943   -   Lockheed P-38H LIGHTNING   -   Papua-New Guinea
- -
(A)
Major Edward Cragg
- -
(E)
Captain George Schwartz Welch

1943   -   Lockheed P-38J LIGHTNING   -   Papua-New Guinea

(985)		 -
(H) ''Hill's Angels'' 
Lt. Allen Hill, Finschhafen
- -
(X) ''Sweet Sue''
 Lt.Paul Murphy, Nadzab

1944   -   Lockheed P-38J-15-LO LIGHTNING   -   Papua-New Guinea

(3)
Captain Richard L West
first and leading ace of the 35th FS
-		 -
(T) ''Down Beat'' 
Richard I. Bong
- -
''Jandina IV''
Captain Jay T. Robbins

1944, January   -   Lockheed P-38L-5-LO LIGHTNING   -   Papua-New Guinea
- -
(L) ''Corky IV''
Cornelius 'Corky' Smith

 

 

 

 

"Attack To Defend"

35th Fighter Group
"Cloud Cobras"

39th Fighter Squadron
 "The Cobra Squadron"

40th Fighter Squadron
 "Fightin' Red Devils"

41st Fighter Squadron
-?-
     
1941-1942   -   Bell P-400 AIRACOBRA   -   'Twelve Mile'-Drome, Port Moresby, Papua-New Guinea

# 13 ''Wahl Eye Pat''		 - -

# 19 "The Flaming Arrow"
R. C. Suehr		 -
# 19 (RAF-Code BW-102)
-
1943, February   -   Bell P-39K AIRACOBRA   -   Papua-New Guinea

# 13
-
-
# 9 (42-4349)
Captain Tom Winburn
"Battle over Wau"		 -
1942   -   Curtiss P-40E WARHAWK   -   Port Moresby, Papua-New Guinea
-- - -
# 10 - 39 # 40 - 69 # 70 - 99
     
1943-1944   -   Lockheed P-38F LIGHTNING    -    Papua-New Guinea

P-38H-1 # 10
CO Lt Col Thomas Lynch		 - -
1943, December   -   Lockheed P-38H-5-LO LIGHTNING   -    Port Moresby, Papua-New Guinea

# 33 (42-66905) "Japanese Sandman II"
 Lt. Richard Eugene Smith		 - -
1943-1944   -   Lockheed P-38J-15-LO LIGHTNING   -    Papua-New Guinea

# 16
Captain Bob Farout		 - -
1944-1945   -   Republic P-47D-28-RA THUNDERBOLT   -   Luzon, Philippines
In the Philippines, they painted a black stripe for easier recognition
 
# 51 (42-28488)
# 80 (42-28485) "Battly Baby"
1945   -   Republic P-47D-28-RA THUNDERBOLT   -   Luzon, Philippines
Soon a second fuselage stripe was added

# 46 (originally the plane in the pic below?)		 -
# 73 (42-29087) "Dixieland Darling"

# 46		 -
# 74 (42-29088)
1945   -   North American P-51D MUSTANG   -   Clark Field, Philippines

 # 10 (44-64124)
Captain Leroy Grossheusch		 - -

# 34 (44-63859) "Viscious Virgin"
Pilot?		 - -

 

 

 

"Tutor et Ultor"
(Protect & Avenge)

49th Fighter Group

7th Fighter Squadron
 "Screamin' Demons"

8th Fighter Squadron
 "Blacksheep"

9th Fighter Squadron
 "Flying Knights"
# 11 - 39 # 40 - 69 # 70 - 99
1942, summer   -   Curtiss P-40E WARHAWK   -   Darwin, Australia

# 36
Captain William J. Hennon
# 57
Captain George E. ‘King’ Kiser
# 81 ''SKEETER''
2nd Lieutenant John D. Landers
   
# 84 (?) ''Texas Longhorn''
-
- -
# 85 ''TARHEEL''
2nd Lieutenant George Preddy
- -
# 86 ''STAR DUST''
CO 1st Lieutenant Andrew J. Reynolds
- -
# 94 ''BOB'S ROBIN''
Lieutenant Bob Vaught
1942, late   -   Curtiss P-40E WARHAWK   -   Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
-
# 43 ''JERRY II''
Lt. Bill Day & C.C. Gilliam 		-
-
# 54  ''Kansas City Kiddie II''
2.Lieutenant Robert H. White 		-
1943-1944   -   Curtiss P-40N WARHAWK   -   New Guinea (Dobodura, Biak, Gusap)
The white paint on the rear fuselage was a recognition feature used by
the different Allies in the Australia/Papua-New Guinea area

#  7 (S/N unknown) ''Sandy''
Lieutenant Joel B. Paris, Dobodura 1943 		- -

#  8 (S/N unknown)
Lieutenant Lt. Bob Decker, Biak 1943 		- -

# 12 (42-105915) ''Little Jeanne''
Lieutenant Robert Warren, Tadji strip 		- -

# 13 (42-105202) ''Rita 13''
Robert M. Dehaven, Dobodura 1943 		- -

# 28 ''O'Rileys Daughter''
Lt- Jack A. Fenimore, Dobodura 1943 		- -

 ''Iraq or Bust !''
Lt- Jack A. Fenimore, Dobodura 1943 		- -
1943-1944   -   Curtiss P-40N WARHAWK   -   Gusap, New Guinea
Note, that the red outlined 1943 markings were used until early 1944 in this group!
But why are then the other blue marking pics dated 1943??

# 24 
Lt. Elliott Dent
# 51 (S/N 42-105834)
Lt. Don Meuten		 -
1943-1944   -   Curtiss P-40N WARHAWK   -   Gusap, New Guinea
But finally, they overpainted the red line in dark blue as well

# 20 ''Keystone Kathleen or Empty Saddle''
CO Arland Stanton, Gusap 1944 		- -

-fictional?-		 - -
1944   -   Lockheed P-38L-5 LIGHTNING   -   Biak, New Guinea
# 11 - 39 # 40 - 69 # 70 - 99
blue spinners yellow spinners
(black on metal finish)		 white spinners
(red on metal finish)
-
# 42
Major Richard Bong
# 99 ''Beautiful Lass''
Captain John G. O'Neill
1944   -   Lockheed P-38L-5-LO LIGHTNING   -   Philippines
Note: red/white stripes of the 5th Air Force
-
# 44  (44-25568) "Itsy Bitsy II"
Major George Laven (Lavin?)
# 83
Deputy CO Major Gerald R. "Jerry" Johnson

 

 

 

"Non Revertar Inultus"

58th Fighter Group

69th Fighter Squadron
 

310th Fighter Squadron
 

311th Fighter Squadron
 

201st Mexican Fighter
Squadron
1942   -   Lockheed P-38 LIGHTNING
- - -  
1944, early   -   Republic P-47D-16-RE THUNDERBOLT   -   Papua-New Guinea

(A23) (42-23224)
1st Lt. Herbert B. Emrich
(H34) (42-76059)
-		 -  
 
(H54) "The Pied Pieper"
-		    

 

 

 

"Per Caelum Victorae"

348th Fighter Group

340th Fighter Squadron

341st Fighter Squadron

342nd Fighter Squadron
# 1 - 25 # 26 - 50

# 51 - 75
     
1943   -   Republic P-47D-2-RE THUNDERBOLT   -   Port Moresby, Papua-New Guinea
 
# 38  ''Darling Dottie III''
-
# 31 ''Miss Mutt'', CO 348FG
Lieutenant Colonel Robert R. Rowland
# 73 (42-8145) ''Fiery Ginger''
Colonel Neel E. Kearby
1944   -   Republic P-47D-30-RE THUNDERBOLT   -   Port Moresby, Papua-New Guinea
 - -
# 2 (5744)
October 1944 =>
Note: New Numbers and from now on with an additional 4th Squadron, the 460th

340th Fighter Squadron

341st Fighter Squadron

342nd Fighter Squadron

460th Fighter Squadron
# 10 - 39 # 40 - 69 # 70 - 99 # 100 - 129
       
1943-1944   -   Republic P-47D-2-RE THUNDERBOLT   -   Luzon, Philippines
 - - -
  # 120 ''Bonnie''
Major William D. 'Dinghy' Dunham
1945   -   North American P-51D MUSTANG   -   Luzon, Philippines
 - -
# 80 (44-64113) ''Lady Marion''
Lieutenant K.W. Greever		 -
1945, July   -   North American P-51K (&D) MUSTANG     -   Iwo Jima
 - - -
  # 100 (44-12073) ''SunshineVII'' 
CO Lieutenant Colonel
William M. Banks
1945, August   -   North American P-51K (&D) MUSTANG     -   Ie Shima
 -
# 00 (44-12017) ''Mrs. Bonnie''
Deputy Group CO
Lieutenant Colonel
William D. 'Dinghy' Dunham		 - -
-
# 44 (44-12076) ''Lil Lassie''
Lieutenant Howard Lorenz		 - -

 

 

 

"In Proclio Gandete"

475th Fighter Group
"Satans Angels"

431st Fighter Squadron

432nd Fighter Squadron

433rd Fighter Squadron
# 11 - 39 # 40 - 69

# 70 - 99
     
1943, November   -   Lockheed P-38H-5 LIGHTNING   -   Dobodura, New Guinea
-
# 144 ''Impossible Ince'' (42-66568)
Lieutenant James C. Ince		 -
1943, December   -   Lockheed P-38H-5 LIGHTNING   -   Dobodura, New Guinea

# ?
blank stock cfs2 skin
# 143 ''Blood & Guts''
Lieutenant Elliot Summer		 -

# 131 ''Pudgy''
Major T.B. McGuire
2nd leading ace of WW2 (38)
# 162 ''Skidoo''
Lieutenant Perry Dahl
-		 -
1943, December   -   Lockheed P-38J-5 LIGHTNING   -   Dobodura, New Guinea
# 131 ''Pudgy II'' (42-66817)
 Major Thomas B. McGuire
 # 168 ''Black Market Babe''
 Lieutenant Billy Gresham		 -
-
# - ? -		 -
1944   -   Lockheed P-38L-1 LIGHTNING   -   Dobodura, New Guinea
# 131 ''Pudgy III''
 Major Thomas B. McGuire		 - -
# 131 ''Pudgy IV''
 Major Thomas B. McGuire		 - -

# 131 ''Pudgy V'' (44-24155)
 Major Thomas B. McGuire
2nd leading Ace of WW2 (38)		 - -
1944, October   -   Lockheed P-38L-5-LO LIGHTNING   -   Biak, West-Papua

# 100 ''Putt Putt Maru''
CO Colonel Charles H. MacDonald
5th leading ace of WW2 (27)
1944, December   -   Lockheed P-38L-5 LIGHTNING   -   Leyte
- -
# 174 ''Lizzie V''
Captain J. E. Purdy
1945, June   -   Lockheed P-38L-5 LIGHTNING   -   Lingayen, Philippines

# 111 ''PeeWee V''
 Captain Ken Hart		 - -

# 135 ''Pappy Bandit''
 Pilot?		 - -
1945   -   Lockheed P-38J-15-LO LIGHTNING   -   Luzon, Philippines

 # 993 ''Marge''
 Richard Ira Bong
leading ace of WW2 (40)		 -
# 194 ''Virginia Marie''
-
-

 

 

 

71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group
82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
1944   -   Bell P-39K AIRACOBRA   -   Dobudura, New Guinea

''Snooks 2nd''
2nd Lieutenant William A. Shomo
1945, February-April   -   North American P-51D Mustang   -   Binmaley, Philippines

(66) (44-72505) ''The Flying Undertaker''
Major William A. Shomo

 

 

 

5th Bomber Command

 

 

3rd Bomb Group
"Grim Reapers"
Non Solum Armis
B-25's, A-20's

8th Bomb Squadron

13th Bomb Squadron
"Oscar"

89th Bomb Squadron

90th Bomb Squadron
1942   -   Papua New Guinea
Douglas A-24B BANSHEE Douglas A-20G HAVOC Douglas A-20G HAVOC Douglas A-20G HAVOC

(41-08108)		 - - -

(41-15774)		 - - -

(41-15821)		 - - -

(41-26671)		 - - -
1944   -   Papua New Guinea
Douglas A-24B BANSHEE Douglas A-20G HAVOC Douglas A-20G-45-DO HAVOC Douglas A-20G HAVOC
- -
W (43-21815) "Big Nig III"		 -

 

 

 

19th Bomb Group
1942 (battle scarred from Philippines & Java)

28th Bomb Squadron

435th Squadron
'The Kangaroo Squadron'
(Ex 40th Recon. Squadron)

30th Bomb Squadron

 93rd Bomb Squadron

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-

 -

 

 

 

22nd Bomb Group
 "Red Raiders"

2nd Bomb Squadron
 

19th Bomb Squadron
 "Silver Fleet"

33rd Bomb Squadron
"Docile Dragon"

408th Bomb Squadron
-
       
1941   -   Douglas A-20G HAVOC
- - - -
1942   -   Martin B-26 MARAUDER  -   Australia, NSW
- - - -
1943   -   North American B-25 MITCHELL
- - (s/n 41-30324)
crashed during take-off into 
parked aircraft at Garbutt aerodrome
 on 17 July 1943		 -

2nd Bomb Squadron

19th Bomb Squadron

33rd Bomb Squadron

408th Bomb Squadron
1944   -   Consolidated B-24J LIBERATOR
   
(s/n 41-100292)
 crashed into the sea near Innisfail (28 Feb`44)
pilot was George E. Nellis.		  

 

 

 

38th Bomb Group
"Sun Setters"
69th Bomb Squadron
(Transfered out early in the war)

70th Bomb Squadron
(Transfered out early in the war)

71st Bomb Squadron
"The Wolf Pack"

405th Bomb Squadron
 "The Green Dragons"

822nd Bomb Squadron
 "The Black Panthers"

823rd Bomb Squadron
 "The Terrible Tigers"
1942 Australia
(B-25's not operational yet)
- - - -
1943, November   -   North American B-25C MITCHELL   -   Port-Moresby, New-Guinea
  -
(s/n 41-30116)
1st Lt Edward Jr. Maurer		   -   -
-
(s/n 41-30117)		 - -
1944   -   North American B-25D MITCHELL   -   New-Guinea

B-25D-15 (s/n 41-30370)
''Pissonit''
Pilot William Smith
Navigator Hollie Rushing
Co-pilot Frank Benson
Radio J.C. Healan (KIA)
Tail Gunner Albert Gross (KIA) 		- - -
1944   -   North American B-25G MITCHELL   -   Nadzab, New Guinea
- -
(s/n 42-64812)
(s/n unknown) ''Kunai Kutter''
- - -
(s/n unknown) ''Tee Kay''
1945   -   North American B-25J MITCHELL   -   Okinawa

B-25J-11 (s/n 44-30852)
''Emergency Strip''
B-25J-11 (s/n 44-30921)
-		 -
(s/n (44-31327)
"Tiger Lil"
-
-
B-25J-20 (s/n 44-29358)		 - -

 

 

 

43rd Bomb Group
"Ken`s Men"

63rd Bomb Squadron

64th Bomb Squadron

65th Bomb Squadron

403rd Bomb Squadron
1942
- no planes -
1945   -   Consolidated B-24J-190-CO LIBERATOR   -   Iwo Jima
-
(44-40973)
''The Dragon and his Tail''		 - -
- - -

 

 

 

90th Bomb Group
"The Jolly Rogers"
The 90th Bomb Group Squadrons all used the same design.
319th = dark blue background with red outer circle.
320th = all red background.
321st = light blue (green?) background.
400th = black background with red outer circle.
The group HQ may also have used a medium blue background with white outer circle.
There are a great variety of 90th BG Jolly Roger patches.

319th Bomb Squadron
"Asterperious"

320th Bomb Squadron
"Moby Dick"

321st Bomb Squadron
"Bombs Away"

400th Bomb Squadron
"Black Pirate"
       

1942   -   Consolidated B-24D-15-CO LIBERATOR   -   South Pacific
- -
''Will`s War Wagon''		 -

1943   -   Consolidated B-24D-15-CO LIBERATOR   -   South Pacific
-
(41-24047) ''Moby Dick''		 - -

1944   -   Consolidated B-24D-15-CO LIBERATOR   -   South Pacific
-  
(41-24074)		 -
1945   -   Consolidated B-24J LIBERATOR   -   Mindoro, Philippines

#317 ''Queen Mae''
#407		   -

#341 ''Maid in the USA''
-
#193 ''Booby Trap''		 -

 

 

 

312th Bomb Group

388th Bomb Squadron

389th Bomb Squadron
1944, April   -   Douglas A-20G HAVOC   -   New Guinea

(F) (42-86785) "Hell'n Pelican II"
 On April 16, 1944 it, along with a number of other USAAF aircraft, were lost to New Guinea weather - the day known as Black Sunday.
In the 1980s the aircraft was recovered by the RAAF and has been restored. It is now stored at RAAF Base Amberley awaiting a suitable display hangar to be built in Port Moresby.		 -
1945, January   -   Douglas A-20G-40-DO HAVOC   -   Philippines
-
(T) (43-21475) "Little Joe"

 

 

 

345th Bomb Group
 "Air Apaches"
The group developed the "strafer" and perfected the hazardous art of low-level destruction against the ever diminishing presence of the Japanese naval and merchant fleets.

498th Bomb Squadron
 "Falcons"