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F-7A The Wango Wango Bird

F-7A S/N 42-64048 of the 20th Combat Mapping Squadron, 6th Photo Recon Group, 5th Air Force

 

F-7 was the designation for B-24 based reconnaissance aircraft.

 

The Wango Wango bird flew 4 missions before being destroyed during landing at Nadzab, New Guinea on 18 June 1944. The pilot for those 4 missions was 1st Lt. Roy Hunt.

 

This photo was taken while the nose art was still a work in progress, missing the rest of the name.

 

Artist of the nose art was Al G. Merkling of the 20th CMS

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Uploaded on May 7, 2024