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B-29 Snuffy

            B-29 S/N 42-24873 of the 676th Bomb Squad, 444th Bomb Group, 58th Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force.

Snuffy arrived in India on 31 January 1945 after leaving the US on 12 January.

The 58th Bomb Wing was moved from the China Burma India Theater to the Pacific in early 1945. The photo was likely taken while still in India.

I couldn't find info regarding the fate of this aircraft. it presumably flew missions from Tinian until the end of the war.

The 4 camel mission markers represent trips across the Himalayas, nicknamed "The Hump" by aircrews. 

The camera represents a recon mission, while the bomb with the wave below indicates a mine laying mission. In Snuffy's case the specific mission was flown on 28 March 1945 over the Johore Channel Field near Singapore.

At the time the photo was taken the crew claimed 4 enemy planes shot down.

The plane was named after the popular "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith" newspaper comic strip.

Taken on: December 20, 2024

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