B-24D "Frisky" 42-40667 nickname, nose art and scoreboard on the left side of the nose
Nicknamed "Frisky" in red block letters with a white outline named after the pilot's wife Francis with the nose art of a white horse galloping. The nickname and nose art were identical on both sides of the nose. The scoreboard included six Purple Hearts indicated crew wounded on missions. This B-24 also claimed a Japanese ship claimed as sunk. Below the pilot's window was "H. N. Young" and "Francis" (his wife). A canvas cover is attached to the cockpit. On April 2, 1944 crashed during take off with trapped inside the fuselage with SSgt Wallace B. Suarez trapped in the fuselage when the plane exploded. He is listed as Missing In Action (MIA).
Credit: USAAF, 5th AF, 43rd BG, 64th BS Date: 1944
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