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The 13th had a named series of "CHADWICK"s beginning in Australia
in 1942. The series ended with "THE 7TH CHADWICK" in the later
part of 1952 after the 5th, 6th, and 7th had been lost. ("The
5th Chadwick" is shown at left.) |
| Al Kosciuzko was more in love than any man I ever knew, and his
plane was named "MY DARLING JUNE" after his wife. Kosciuzko's
plane was identified as "ROGER" (for R), until the plane was sent
back to Japan for a major overhaul. It returned repainted with
a bright red nose, named "THE 7TH CHADWICK" (below) and identified
as "WHEEL." |
"My Darling June" |
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"The 7th Chadwick"
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The planes moved about among the three squadrons at K-8 and the
squadrons at K-9 from which the 452 Bomb Group (later the 17th
Bomb Group) flew. The planes required periodic overhaul and repair
from battle damage, which was done mostly back at Miho AB in Japan.
When a plane was sent to Miho it was frequently lost to the Squadron.
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"Brown Nose" |
The only olive drab airplane I ever saw was "BROWN NOSE" which
was a 13th plane in mid 1952 but had once been a 17th Bomb Group
plane. It must have been disheartening to name your plane and
get your crew on the placard and then lose it to the Inspect and
Repair process. |
| Names were stolen from original thinkers, like the "ASSOMDRAGON"
which was first on a transport plane during WWII when it flew
the "Hump", but ended up on a 13th plane. Other names reflected
what was on the mens' minds - like "MISS MINOOKIE" or "STATESIDE
DREAM" on the 7TH CHADWICK. And there was no mistaking where Col.
Brady was from. |
"Miss Mi-Nookie" |
"Stateside Dream" |
"Col. Brady's Dixie Special" |
"The 6th Chadwick" |
The trip to Miho Air Base was to update and repair the aircraft.
Sometimes that also resulted in updating the nose art, as the
6th Chadwick experienced in the spring of '52. |
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