Nose Art or Nickname

Serial Number

Service Data

Fate

100-Not Out! V for Victory

PB150

625 Sqn del'd 6-44 CF-V, 38 MU Llandow del'd 10-8-45, 32 MU St. Athan del'd 11-8-45, 38 MU Llandow del'd 3-46

Scrapped:

22 May 1947

Able Mabel

(aka The Bad Penny)

ND458

100 Sqn del'd 1-44 HW-A, Bomber Command Instructors School (BCIS) WB-T, 5 UM Kemble

Scrapped:

29 August 1947

Ad Extreme

(aka Press On regardless)

ED905

103 Sqn del'd 21-4-43 PM-X, 166 Sqn del'd 9-43 AS-X, 550 Sqn del'd 10-6-44 BQ-F, BQ-Q, No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School del'd 4-11-44, 1656 HCU del'd 10-11-44

Crashed:

20 August 1945

Admiral Air Goosk

R5900

106 Sqn del'd 4-8-42 ZN-X

Crashed:

18 January 1943

Admiral Chattanooga

R5677

39 MU, 106 Sqn del'd 6-42 ZN-A

Failed To Return:

29/20 May 1943

Admiral Fre Brand

Unknown

106 Sqn ?

Unknown

Admiral Pegasus

Unknown

106 Sqn ?

Unknown

Admiral Prune

W4118

106 Sqn del'd 6-8-42 ZN-Y

Failed To Return:

4/5 February 1943

Admiral Prune II

ED593

106 Sqn del'd 2-43 ZN-T, No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School del'd 5-44, 1656 HCU

Scrapped:

Unknown

Aries

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

'A-JO'

Unknown

460 Sqn ?

Unknown

Aussie

Unknown

460 Sqn

Unknown

Bad Penny II

LL811

550 Sqn BQ-J, No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School, 1662 HCU, 1656 HCU

Crashed:

20 June 1945

Bennett's Beavers

(aka Fanner’s Folly)

PA990

300 Sqn del'd 28-5-44 (?), 626 Sqn UM-R2 del'd 28-5-44, 5 MU Kemble del'd 7-8-45

Scrapped:

18 August 1947

Berlin Special

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Bill The Conk

Unknown

622 Sqn

Unknown

Bluenose Dads

KB883

To UK 3-45, 20 MU Aston Down, 434 Sqn, RCAF del'd 3-45 WL-I, Returned CDN 11-6-45, 662 (Heavy Bomber) Wing, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for Tiger Force, NO. 2 Air Command del'd 1945, Stored unspecified location, Mod. Mk.10 MR, 407(MR) Sqn, RCAF del'd 1953 RX-883, Mod. Mk.10 MP c. 1956

Scrapped:

02 June 1960

Cat's Miaow

NE180

405 Sqn, RCAF LQ-C, 635 Sqn del'd 7/44 F2-U, Navigation Training Unit (PFF), 106 Sqn XN-?, Converted to Mk.III ASR (Air Sea Rescue) by Cunliffe Owen, 279 (ASR) Sqn RL-?, 160 Sqn

Scrapped:

Unknown

Champagne Charlie

NN757

625 Sqn CF-?, 106 Sqn ZN-K, 20 MU Aston Down del'd 11-45

Scrapped:

7 May 1947

Chocks Away

PB509

149 Sqn del'd 8-44 OJ-C, 186 Sqn del'd 4-45 XY-Y, 1659 HCU, 22 MU Sillouth

Scrapped:

24 December 1945

England

Cinders Of The Clouds

LL783

619 Sqn PG-C

Shot Down:

7/6 June 1944

Conquering Cleo

Unknown

630 Sqn

Unknown

Crafty

KB898

To UK 1-45, 428 Sqn, RCAF NA-?, 420 Sqn, RCAF del'd 4-45 PT-W, Returned CDN 13-6-45, 663 (Heavy Bomber Wing) Debert, Nova Scotia for Tiger Force, No. 2 Air Command del'd 1945. Stored at Medicine Hat, Alberta

Scrapped:

22 January 1947

Cuddles

KB972

To UK 3-45, 428 Sqn, RCAF NA-I, 408 Sqn, RCAF EQ-C, Returned CDN 15-6-45, 664 (Heavy Bomber) Wing, Greenwood, Nova Scotia for Tiger Force, No. 2 Air Command del'd 6-45, Stored at unspecified location, Mod. Mk.10 MR del'd 1950

Destroyed by Fire:

30 January 1952

Cui-Bong?

KB739

Test flown 25-8-43, To UK 44, 428 Sqn, RCAF del'd 7-44 NA-W, NA-Z, Returned CDN 6-45, assigned to No 661 (Heavy Bomber) Wing, Yarmouth, Novia Scotia as part of Tiger Force, C.E.P.E for winterization trials from 12-45 thru 46 in Edmonton, Alberta, Sold for Scrap (unknown buyer)

Scrapped:

12 March 1948

Cutty Sark (HMS)

ED654

9 Sqn del'd 2-43 WS-N

Failed To Return:

20/21 February 1944

Cutty Sark II

LL853

9 Sqn del'd 3-44 WS-W

Failed To Return:

24/25 June 1944

Dagwood

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Daisy And Her Pup's

KB839

To UK 1-45, 431 Sqn, RCAF SE-?, 419 Sqn, RCAF del'd 1-45 VR-D, Returned CDN 10-6-45, Peace, Alberta del'd 8-9-45 (storage), Mod. Mk.10 AR, 408 Sqn, RCAF AK-839

Museum:

Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada

Dante's Daughter

ED731

103 Sqn del'd 3-43 PM-A, 166 Sqn AS-T2, AS-Q

Failed To Return:

24/25 March 1944

Daphne

Unknown

75 Sqn

Unknown

Dark Victor

JB139

49 Sqn del'd 24-8-43 EA-?, 617 Sqn del'd 22-7-44 AJ-X, KC-V

Shot Down:

4/5 August 1944

Deeds Not Words

(Facta non Versa”

Unknown

300 Sqn BH-?

Unknown

Devils of the Air

R5868

83 Sqn OL-Q, 467 Sqn, RAAF PO-S

Museum:

Hendon, London, England

Dumbo

LM630

619 Sqn del'd 6-44 PG-D, 20 MU Aston Down del'd 6-45

Scrapped:

07 May 1947

England

Easy Elsie

NF920

617 Sqn AJ-E

Crashed:

29 October 1944, Sweden

Edith

LM577

622 Sqn del'd 1-44 GI-E, 218 Sqn del'd 12-44 HA-Q, XH-Q

Scrapped:

15 May 1947

Elizabeth or Queen Elizabeth

R5548

97 Sqn OF-A

Destroyed By Fire:

28 December 1942

Empress Of Australia

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Fair Fighter's Revenge

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Fanner's Follies

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Fanner’s Folly

(aka Bennett's Beavers)

PA990

300 Sqn del'd 28-5-44 (?), 626 Sqn UM-R2 del'd 28-5-44, 5 MU Kemble del'd 7-8-45

Scrapped:

18 August 1947

Fannin' Fanny

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Fanny Firkin II

DS842

514 Sqn del'd 12-43 A2-F, JI-F, 1668 HCU del'd 7-44

Scrapped:

20 March 1945

Farlight Fancy

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Felix The Ca

PA268

550 Sqn del'd 5-3-45 BQ-F2, 39 MU Llandow del'd 11-45

Scrapped:

3 September 1946

Fema Dora

W4842

106 Sqn del'd 12-42 ZN-H

Failed To Return:

27/28 May 1943

Fightin' Pappy

KB848

To UK 1-45, 428 Sqn, RCAF del'd 1-45 NA-G, Returned CDN 2-5-45, Mod. Mk.10 DC, PX-848, for trails with Ryan-Firebee drones on outer wings

Museum:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Flash

Unknown

7 Sqn

Unknown

Flying Kangaroo

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Flying Kiwi

ND709

32 MU St. Athan del'd 2-3-44; 35 Sqn del'd 7-5-44 TL-M, 635 Sqn del'd 20-3-44 F2-J, 582 Sqn 60-?, 405 Sqn, RCAF del'd 19-3-45 LQ-G, 35 Sqn del'd 11-6-45 TL-?, 1667 HCU del'd 27-7-45, 1660 HCU del'd 9-11-46, 1653 HCU del'd 9-11-46 A3-U, 15 MU Wroughton del'd 9-5-47

Scrapped:

28 August 1947

Fooship IV