Badger Beauty
Aircraft Serial #: 42-5878
Badger Beauty/Yankee Eagle
Nose art of Badger Beauty after being transferred to 381st Bomb Group in September 1943. Photo courtesy of 381st BG website
Names: Badger Beauty
Squadron: 350th | Squadron Marking: LN | Tail Marking: W
Pilot: N/A N/A
Notes
Assigned to original cadre, Crew 18 --- Badger Beauty
Crew Information
N/A
History
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 10, 1943 | Accepted into inventory |
| April 14, 1943 | Long Beach |
| April 22, 1943 | Smoky Hill |
| May 2, 1943 | Wendover |
| May 18, 1943 | Salt Lake City |
| May 27, 1943 | Dow |
| May 29, 1943 | Assigned to UK |
| July 26, 1943 | REM - gas leak |
| August 12, 1943 | REM - #4 supercharger out |
| September 18, 1943 | Gained by 381st Bomb Group |
| September 18, 1943 | Gained by 381st Bomb Group-renamed Yankee Eagle |
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Badger Beauty
Badger Beauty A-2 Jacket, Original
Serial Number: 42-5878
Model: F
Code: VP Q
Squadron: 533 Sqdn
Assigned: 9/18/43
Lost 1/11/44
Make: Lockheed Vega
MACR: 1874