B-17F "I Dood It / Pluto" 41-24543 parked at 7 Mile Drome near Port Moresby
The nose had a B-17E model nose cone added with a reinforced mount for a single forward firing .50 caliber machine gun. On the right side of the nose is the nose art of Walt Disney character "Pluto" painted by Sgt Ernie Vandal. The artwork had the outline of two puffs of air coming from its nostrils and a chain extending to the co-pilot's window on the right side of the nose. The dark rectangle of dark green or black paint covered the previous nickname "I Dood It".
Credit: USAAF, 5th AF, 43rd BG Date: late March 1943–June 1943
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