| Plane Name | Serial# /Tail # |
SQ | Model/Notes/Disposition | Picture |
| ? | 41-9011 | ? | Ditched off Duvira when it ran out of fuel. The crew were rescued by troops of the 41st Division |  |
| ? | 41-9194 | ? | Crashed into a hill at Port Moresby(flown by 1st Lt. Freeman) | |
| ? | 41-24550 | ? | B-17F. Ditched into Bootless Bay on 14 December 1942 after engine failure | |
| ? | 41-24383 | 63 | 2nd Lt. Guyton Christopher ditched this plane in the Gulf of Papua after he ran out of fuel and got lost | |
| ? | 124391 | 63 | Lost on take-off at Mareeba. Pilot: Capt. Hershell R. Henson | |
| 402 | 124402 | 63 | Ground Crew: Geraldo O. Newman - C.C. Edward L. Gammill - A.C.C. and C.C. Edward L. Huber Ambrose A. Laus Returned to the States on a Bond Selling Tour |
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| Black Jack - The Joker's Wild | 124521 | 63 | Ground Crew: Anthony J. Deangelis - C.C. Joseph A. Fleming - A.C.C. Evo Rivoli B-17F. Ditched |
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| Blues in the Night | 41-9209 | 63 | The plane flown by Capt. Ken McCullar when he crashed at 7-Mile Airfield | |
| Calamity Jane |  |
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| Cap'N & The Kids | 124353 | 63 | Ground Crew: J. N. Warrenfeltz - C. C. Clyde C. Tabor - A. C. C. Michael M. Bachi Charles G. Parker B-17F. Transferred to the 69th Troop Carrier SQ |
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| The Champ | ? | ? | |
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| Chennalt's Pappy | ? | ? | |
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| Chico | ? | ? | |
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| Colossal Fossil | ? | ? | |
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| Craps for Japs | 412653 | 65 | B-17E | |
| Dinah-Might | 124355 | 63 or 64 | |
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| Double Trouble | 124356 | 63 | see "Ka-Puhio-Wela" entry below | |
| Dumbo | 124429 | 63 | |
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| Enemy Patrol | ? | ? | |
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| Fighting Swede | 124520 | 63 | Ground Crew: I.W. "Bill" Laird- C.C. Charles B. Larrick - A.C.C. Robert Burtis Jim Standlee, Jr. Richard H. Everson B-17F. Lost 8 May 1943 on Recon. to Wewak. Pilot: Capt. Robert M. Keatts |
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| Fire Ball Mail | 4124551 | 403 | B-17F | |
| Georgia Peach | 4124454 | 63 | B-17F | |
| Guinea Pig | 12472 | 63 | B-17E | |
| Hell from Heaven | 4124424 | 64 | B-17F | |
| Honikuu Okole | 419244 | 64 | B-17E | |
| Hoomalimali | 124391 | 63 | B-17F. Caught fire at Mareeba and crashed | |
| I'm Willing | 124638 | 63 |
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| Jersey Skeeter, The | 412664 | 64 | B-17E | |
| Ka-Puhio-Wela |
124356 | 63 | aka. "Double Trouble". B-17F. Lost 3 March 1943 during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Pilot: 1st Lt. Woodrow W. Moore | |
| Lady Luck | ? | ? | |
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| Lak-A-Nookie | 124401 | 63 | B-17F | |
| Last Straw | 12432 | 63 | B-17E | |
| Listen Here, Tojo | 41-24552 | 65 | B-17F. Missing after a bombing mission to Lae. The wreck was eventually
found in 1992 at 8,900 feet on a mountain 13 miles south west of Lae
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| Little Buster Upper | 412648 | ? | B-17E | |
| Loose Goose | 12609 | 63 or 65 | B-17E | |
| Lucy | 412666 | 65 | See "Old 666" below. | |
| Lulu | 412665 | 65 | B-17E | |
| Lulu Belle | 124358 | 63 | Ground Crew: Leonard E. Burns - C.C. Arthur R. Nelson - A.C.C. David E. Melick Became a Staff Transport after it left the 63rd. |
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| Mama Maxie | 124357 | 63 | aka "Tojo's Nightmare" | |
| Miss Carriage | 412627 | 65 | B-17E | |
| Mister Period | ? | ? | |
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| Monkey Bizz-Nes | 12417 | 63 | B-17E | |
| Mustang - Lady Luck, The | 124554 | 63 | Ground Crew: Ernest J. Vandal - C.C. John Duck - A.C.C. William McMurray Michael Espinosa B-17F. Returned to the States late 1943 |
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| Naughty But Nice | 412430 | 65 | B-17E | |
| Old 666 | 412666 | 65 | aka. "Lucy". B-17E. Flown by Pilot Jay Zeamer during the mission which earned him and crewmate, Joseph Sarnoski, the Medal of Honor (see History Section). Note: "Old 666" may have just been a nickname for the plane with this serial number as records show this plane as having had the name "Lucy". In any case, "Old 666" is how Jay Zeamer and crew referred to their aircraft. | |
| Old Baldy | 124455 | 63 | Ground Crew: Al Faul - C.C. Mike Bachi Clinto Snook David L. Warbleton B-17F. Returned to States late 1943 |
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| Old Faithful | |
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| Old Man, The | 124403 | 63 | Ground Crew: Ernie Vandal - C.C. John Duck - A.C.C. Mike Espinosa William "Bill" McMurray B-17F. Transferred to become Gen. Whitehead's A/C |
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| Panama Hattie | 124381 | 63 | B-17F Ground Crew: McCarthy - C.C. Albert E. Fischer - A.C.C. Kenneth W. Eiden Theodore Kaufman |
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| Pluto | 124384 | 63 | Ground Crew: Gordon D. Williams - C.C. James J. Conway, Jr. Joseph F. Gillis Anthony J. Pecoraro Pilot: James T. Murphy, instrumental in the development of skipbombing (see History Section) |
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| Pluto II | 124543 | 63 | Ground Crew: Gordon D. Williams - C.C. James J. Conway, Jr. Joseph F. Gillis Anthony Pecoraro |
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| Queenie | 412464 | ? | B-17E | |
| Reckless Mountain Boys | 124518 | 63 | B-17F. Lost 7 May 1943 on Recon. to Kavieng. Pilot: Capt Byron L. Heichel | |
| Red Moose Express | ? | ? | B-17E | |
| San Antonio Rose | 4124458 | 65 | B-17F | |
| Spawn of Hell | 412662 | ? | B-17E. Lost after bombing Rabaul and landed at Batumata Point. Later salvaged and transferred to the 54th Troop Carrier Wing to become an armed transport aircraft | |
| Stud Duck | ? | ? | B-17E | |
| Super Snooper | 4124420 | 63 | B-17F | |
| Tailskid Tolly? | ? | ? | This plane may be a B-24 | |
| Talisman | 124537 | 63 | Ground Crew: Clyde Farrell - C.C. Leonard R. Nygard - A.C.C. Donald W. Scaggs William E. Dumka B-17F. Became personal A/C for Maj. Gen. J. L. Frink - Supply |
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| Taxpayer's Pride | 4124448 | 64 | B-17F | |
| Texas #6 | 41-9207 | 64 | Crashed into the top of Hong Kong Mountain and amazingly there were four survivors. Unfortunately though, local natives led them to a Japanese patrol who executed them on the spot | |
| Tojo's Jinx | 41-2461 | |
B-17E. Destroyed in a training accident | |
| Tojo's Nightmare (or Nite Mare) | 124357 | 63 | aka "Mama Maxie" | |
| Tojo's Physic | 412634 | 65 | B-17E | |
| Topper | 41-2481 | ? | B-17E. Crashed on takeoff | |
| Tuffy | 124574 | 63 | Ground Crew: Geraldo O. Newman - C.C. Edward L. Gammill A.C.C. and C.C. Edward L. Huber Ambrose A. Laus B-17F. Returned to the States after 63rd conversion to B-24s |
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| Tugboat Annie | 412599 | 65 | B-17E | |
| Yankee Diddler | 412458 | 65 | B-17E. From Reginald Tatro: "I flew to Sydney on a beer run to purchase
it for the EM Club on the Yankee Diddler. Upon landing, the Aussie women
tower controllers were shocked at the nose art so, they made us park out
of sight, in other words from the public.
It also said, "Wouldn't it root you"?. The guys of the early era of the 65th didn't realize the Aussie interpretation." |
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