| These details are much clearer in the original photo, but are presented here with sufficient resolution to identify
this plane as the Beauty. Starting with the tail, 4 digits are visible. The two middle zeroes are plainly visible, but the first and last digit are
less distinct. Although difficult to see here, there is a high probability that the numbers are "8008." The plane ID midships strengthen
this claim. By April of '45 the other aircraft with the "G" code were #615 (PG) and #059 (TG). The nose art is visible in the photo on
the left. It is a little more difficult to see the details here, but if you compare this to other photos of the Beauty you can make out the wing
that the nude girl is laying on. Back |
