340th Bomb Group
487th
Bomb Squadron
The squadron maintained a force of about 26 planes
that suffered attrition that required replacements.
Thirteen carried variations of Bill Mauldin “dog face”
cartoon characters as nose art earning them the name
Dog Face Squadron.
VIDEO
TRANSCRIBED FROM NATIONAL ARCHIVES FILM
(63 mb – be patient and play full screen)
Photos unless noted otherwise are from Charles Cook’s
Collection
Edited
by his son Doug Cook. Comments and corrections welcome.
Last
update June 17, 2010
Documents courtesy of Dominique Taddei taken from
the old newletters "The Bridge
Busters"(courtesy of William Laney) of the 487th BS
These B-25 Bombers were primarily B-25 J Models.
340th BG 487th BS - SN 43-28074 -
7C
Lost or destroyed
Photos courtesy of Herman
Voss- custodian of John Sterrett-Tail Gunner 486th BS
340th BG 487th BS - SN 43-27556 -
7D
340th
BG 487th BS - SN 43-27540 - 7E
WATCH
COPIER
Chas. Cook flew this plane on
Aug. 15, 1944 to bomb a gun position at Frejus, France prior to the D-Day
invasion of S. France and on Dec. 10,
1944 on a mission to bomb RR bridges in Brenner Pass at Calliano, Osseniga, and
Roveretto, Italy and on Dec. 27, 1944 to bomb a RR
bridge at Borovinica, Yuguslavia. (Photo- Credit K. Dempsey)
One of 13 that carried variations of Bill Mauldin “dog face” cartoon characters as nose art. http://www.warwingsart.com/12thAirForce/billmauldin.html
7E after 142 Missions- A Record??
Photo courtesy of Herman
Voss- custodian of John Sterrett-Tail Gunner 486th BS
7E WATCH COPIER
IN FLIGHT FORMATION- (before the dog face art?)
(PHOTO CREDIT LT. CLAIR J. CLARK)
Photo courtesy of Herman
Voss- custodian of John Sterrett-Tail Gunner 486th BS
340th BG 487th BS - SN 43-27510 -
7F
WILLIE (see 7F Saga)
One of 13 that carried variations of Bill Mauldin “dog face” cartoon characters as nose art.
Chas. Cook flew this plane on Dec. 15.
1944 to bomb the RR bridge at Chivasso, Italy.
340th
BG 487th BS - SN 43-27738 - 7G
One of 13 that carried variations of Bill Mauldin “dog face” cartoon characters as nose art.
340th BG 487th BS - SN 43-27531 -
7R
UNCLE WILLIE
One
of 13 that carried variations of Bill Mauldin “dog face” cartoon characters as
nose art.
Chas. Cook flew this plane on July 26,
1944 on a mission to bomb Poggio Renatico, Italy RR bridge.
340th BG 487th BS - SN 43-4056 -
7T
340th
BG 487th BS - SN 43-36102 - 7U UNCLE WILLIE
One
of 13 that carried variations of Bill Mauldin “dog face” cartoon characters as
nose art.
Chas. Cook flew this plane on July 20,
1944 on a mission to bomb Mantua, Italy RR bridge.
Photo courtesy of Herman
Voss- custodian of John Sterrett-Tail Gunner 486th BS
340th BG 487th BS – SN ? - 7V
More
Dogface Art ‘Supper Unit Ration K’
Credit Mark McCandlish from late 486th BS veteran John Sutay
340th BG 487th BS - SN 43-4078 -
7W
Photo Credit Mark
McCandlish from late 486th BS veteran John
Sutay SN from photo archive: 43-4078 ‘Watch Copier’ (not 7E above)
Photo Credit Mark
McCandlish from late 486th BS veteran John
Sutay
340th
BG 487th BS - SN 43-4065 - 7X GI JOE
One
of 13 that carried variations of Bill Mauldin “dog face” cartoon characters as
nose art.
340th
BG 487th BS – SN ?
One
of 13 that carried variations of Bill Mauldin “dog face” cartoon characters as
nose art.
340th
BG 487th BS – SN ?
One
of 13 that carried variations of Bill Mauldin “dog face” cartoon characters as
nose art.
Photo courtesy of Dominique Taddei
Left to the right Major John E Rapp (487th
General Robert D Knapp (in black 57th
57th Bomb Wing Top
Brass inspect the 487th BS (video 10
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