Information about this photograph:

  1. Aircraft No: 43-37977
  2. Tail Letter: R and P
  3. Fuselage ID: N7-R and K8-P
  4. Group/Squadron: 398th, 603rd and 602nd
  5. Official Name of Aircraft: Miss X
  6. Date of Photograph: 17 December 1945
  7. Photo Location: Beverly Airport, Massachusetts
  8. Final Disposition of A/C:
    1. Assigned to 398th as replacement A/C 20 July 1944.
    2. Reassigned to AOC 12 January 1945 following 8 January 1945 mission.
    3. To 602nd as K8-P 5 March 1945
    4. Returned to States in July 1945 and then to Beverly Airport then Salem, Massachusetts
  9. Interpretive Comments: Jack Lee, 398th 603rd pilot in front of 43-37977 Miss X at Beverly Airport, Massachusetts on 17 December 1945 before the aircraft was transferred to Salem as a war memorial.

See also:

  1. The Amazing Story of Miss X by Wally Blackwell, Pilot, 601st Squadron
  2. Miss X Nose Art in our Nose Art Photos Section.

Source Information:

  1. Photo Source: Jack Lee Photo Colleciton
  2. Photo Reference: JL02
  3. Photographer: Unknown
  4. Information compiled by the 398th Web team with special thanks to Jack Lee.
  5. If you would like to add information about this photograph, please contact our Aircraft Photo Coordinator. Please include the title.