Description
Hand applied nose art on the right forward fuselage of a United States Navy PB4Y-1 (B-24J Liberator) patrol bomber in the Philippines, c.1944-1945. The nose art features a large leaping black panther and has the words 'Lucky Puss' and the number 13. This particular aircraft is likely US Navy Bureau number 38895 (44-41283) of VPB-111 (Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron 111) which later crash landed on Palawan Island, Philippines, on 18 April 1945. 11 crewmen were killed in this crash.
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Accession Number
P00179.011
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Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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