Lee...This is from Dick Drain's 5th Wing History of Aircraft Assigned :
97th BG....
41-24421 No NAME 341 BS ...Exfr from 92ndBG.. Exfr to 99th BG 14-11-43. Xfr to 483rd BG 31-3-44. To Stillwater OK, 4-10-45
99th BG...
41-24421 NO NAME Accepted by USAAF 28-6-42. assigned to 97th BG. Taxi accident at Bangor 15-7-42. Repaired. assigned 8th AF 26-10-42. assigned 12th AF 10-6-43. assigned 99th BG 11-43. 16 missions with 99th . XFR to depot 3-44. to 483rd. to U.S. 24-6-44. to Stillwater 4-10-45.
483rd BG...
41-24421 WONGO original with 97th BG. Xfr to 99th BG 14-11-44, to Stillwater 4-10-45.
Jim :-)
Wallace Forman's B-17 Nose Art/Name Directory does not show 41-24421 as Alley Oop, but does show
41-24421 as Wongo in 483rd BG with NO PHOTO.
Alley Oop was noted for aircraft in the 92nd BG. ( I was assigned to 92nd BG (B-29) 325BS in 1950). I do not have the listing for the 92nd BG (B-17) names.
If 92nd named 41-24421, it apparently did not retain name in 97th and subsequent assignments.
<message edited by jpeters140 on 04/09/2009 06:19:20 AM >
James S. Peters Sr. T/Sgt B-17 Flt Engr, 27 missions 99 BG, 348BS, 5th Wing, 15th AAF Tortorella, (Foggia#2), Italy My Tour was from 12/03/44-06/19/45 M/Sgt USAF (Retired)