Information about this photograph:

  1. Aircraft No: Unknown
  2. Tail Letter:
  3. Fuselage ID:
  4. Group/Squadron: Thought to be 398th, 603rd
  5. Official Name of Aircraft: UPTOWN EXPRESS
  6. Artist: Unknown
  7. Date of Photograph: 22 September 1944
  8. Photo Location: Nuthampstead
  9. Crew at time of Photograph: Durtschi Crew
  10. Final Disposition of A/C:
  11. Interpretive Comments: The nose art in this photo was extracted from the Durtschi crew photograph. It is unknown if they flew that aircraft that day or if it was conveniently used by the photographer. No known 398th records identify the UPTOWN EXPRESS as of 27 May 2009.

See also:

  1. Durtschi's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 22 September 1944.

Source Information:

  1. Photo Source: See Durtschi's crew photo
  2. Photo Reference: Humbert01
  3. Photographer: Unknown but probably 398th base photographer.
  4. Information compiled by the 398th Web team with special thanks to Geoff Rice and James Humbert.
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