B-29 Master List

B-29s flew 20,000 sorties during the Korean War and B-29 gunners were credited with shooting down 27 enemy aircraft.  The Master List below identifies those B-29s that were utilized during the Korean War.  They are categorized by:

• Aircraft identifiable by name and number
• Aircraft identifiable by serial (tail) number
• Aircraft with unidentified serial (tail) number
• Taken to China Lake (incomplete list)

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Aircraft (identifiable by name):

[KWE Note: *Indicates more than one name associated with the same serial number.  **Indicates loss or damage. (Go to Plane Losses/Damage section for further details.)  If the word "Photo" appears after the aircraft name or number, there is a picture of it in the KWE's B-29 Nose Art Photo Album.  KWE readers are invited to add information to this section.  Nose art is always welcome.  Contact Lynnita.]

A

• Ace in the Hole/Sac's Appeal (44-61872)* (photo)
• AH Sooooooooo/Shutterbug (44-61817)* (photo)
• Alabama Sweetheart/Me Worry (44-62270)* (photo)
• All Aces (serial number not known) (photo)
• All Shook/Soft Touch (44-84080)* (photo)
• American Beauty/Koza Kid/Ugg-ly/Night Mare (44-87661)* (photo)
• Apache (44-61902)
• Atomic Tom (44-27288) (photo)

B

• Baby-San (44-86290) (photo)
• Baby's Buggy (44-61618)
• Bait Me (44-69802)
• Beetle Bomb Er (44-69800)
• Big Blow/Dinah Might (44-86339)*
• Big Shmoo (44-62063)
• Bigham (42-93974)
• Bluetail Fly/The US Mule (42-65272)*
• Bluetail Fly (44-61693)
• Boomerang (44-61818)
• B.U.B. (Beat Up Bastard)/Daijobu/Moon's Moonbeam/Sunbonnet King (44-61815)* (photo)
• Bugs' Ball Buster (44-61638)
• Burke's Jerks/Tail Wind (45-21721)*
• Bust'n the Blue (44-62167)
• Butterfly Baby (44-61854)

C

• Cami Ningyo (#?) (photo)
• Capt Sam & Ten "Scent's" (44-86359)
• Charlie's Wagon/September Song (44-69746)*
• Chief Mac's 10 Little Indians/Miss Yankee Doodle/Ready Willin Wanton/(44-62106)*
• Chief Spokane-The Red Eraser (44-61925)
• Chotto Mattie/Heart's Desire/The Big Gass Bird (44-86440)*
• City of Jefferson City
• City of Spanish Fork/Heavenly Body (44-69997)*
• Command Decision (44-87657)
• Cream of the Crop (44-61656) (photo)

D

• Daijobu/B.U.B./Moon's Moonbeam/Sunbonnet King (44-61815)*
• Deal Me In (44-69805)*
• Destination Known/Heavenly Laden (45-21822)*
• Dickert's Demons/Lonely Lady/Lonely Lady Under New Management (44-86361)*
• Dinah Might/Big Blow (44-86339)*
• Dixie Babe (47012)
• Dorathy
• Double or Nuthin/Shady Lady (42-65357)*
• Double Whammy (44-87734)
• Downs Clowns (44-86284)
• Dragon Lady (42-93892)
• Dragon Lady (44-61835)
• Dreamer (44-27341)
• Dynamite II/Old Grandma (44-69909)*

E

• Eight Ball/Tondemonai (44-62237)*
• Elsie: The Armored Cow/Dreamer (44-86341)*
• Every Man a Tiger/Myasis Dragon (44-61830)*

F

• Fifinella (42-65370)
• Fire Ball (44-62281)
• Flack Shack/Where's Next (42-93992)*
• Flight D (44-70089)
• Flying Parts/Flying Parts Stand Clear (44-86438)*
• Flying Parts Stand Clear/Flying Parts (44-86438)*
• Four of a Kind/Sure Thing (44-69999)*
• Four-A-Breast (44-86323)
• Friendly Undertaker (44-62213)
• Fujigmo (44-62166) (It is believed there were two planes with this name. Serial numbers differ.)

G

• Guardians of Peace/Wanderer (44-62224)*

H

• Hagerty's Hag (44-86408)
• Haulin Ass (44-62103)
• Heart's Desire/The Big Gass Bird/Chotto Matte (44-86440)*
• Hearts Desire II (44-69656)
• Heavenly Body/City of Spanish Fork (44-69997)*
• Heavenly Laden/Destination Known (45-21822)*
• Homogenized Ethyl (44-69710)
• Honey Bucket Honshos (44-61929)
• Honey Bucket Honshos II (45-21742)
• Hongchow (44-27308)
• Hoof Hearted (44-70113)
• Hot Box (44-69704)
• Hot T' Trot (44-69727) (photo)
• Hot to Go (44-62183)
• Hoxie's Hoax (44-61923)

I

• Ichiban (44-61807)
• Island Queen (42-93982)
• It's Hawg Wild (44-61748)

J

• Jitz (44-62025)
• John's Other Wife (44-86349)

K

• Koza Kid/American Beauty/Ugg-ly/Night Mare (44-87661)*

L

• Lady Be Good/Slow Freight 4th (44-61835)*
• Lady in Dis-Dress (44-86446)
• Laggin' Waggon (42-65390)
• Lake Success Express (44-69980)
• Lemon Drop Kid (44-70042)
• Lil' Darlin' (44-86273)
• Loaded Lady (44-69944) (photo)
• Loaded' Leven (44-69803)
• Lonesome Polecat (44-86272) (photo)
• Lonely Lady/Lonely Lady Under New Management/Dickert's Demons (44-86361)*
• Lonely Lady Under New Management/Lonely Lady/Dickert's Demons (44-86361)*
• Lubricating Lady (44-61751)
• Lucifer (45-21945)
• Lucky Dog (44-86370)
• Lucky Strike (44-62010)

M

• Mac's Effort/Winchester 73-Red Raider (44-70073)*
• Mais Oui/Miss Behavin (86436)*
• Max Effort (44-70012)
• Me Worry/Alabama Sweetheart (44-62270)*
• Mason's Honey (45-21721)
• Miss Behavin/Mais Oui (44-86436)*
• Miss Fortune
• Miss Jackie The Rebel (44-61967)
• Miss Liberty Belle (44-62208)
• Miss Manuki (42-94038)
• Miss Manuki/Miss Spokane (44-27332)*
• Miss Manuki/Squeeze Play (44-86415)*
• Miss N.C. (44-86376)
• Miss Spokane/Miss Manuki (44-27332)*
• Miss Tampa-X/TDY Widow (44-86335)* (photo)
• Miss Yankee Doodle/Chief Mac's 10 Little Indians/Ready Willin Wanton(44-62106)*
• Mission Inn (44-27263) (photo)
• Moon's Moonbeam/BUB/Daijobu/Sunbonnet King (44-61815)*
• M.P.I. (44-86247)
• Mule Train (44-86261)
• Myakinas (44-62108)
• Myasis Dragon/Every Man A Tiger (44-61830)*

N

• Never Hoppen (44 -61562)
• Night Affair (44-87649)
• Night Mare/American Beauty/Koza Kid/Ugg-ly (44-87661)*
• Nipon Nees (44-62261)
• Nip-Pon-Ese (44-86670)
• Nipp-Pon-Ese/Pride of Brooklyn: Leo the Lion (44-61617)*
• Nipponese Baby
• No Name Babe 1 (44-61878)
• No Sweat (44-87618)
• No Sweat (later version) (44-70134)

O

• Old Double Deuce (44-62022)
• Old Grandma/Dynamite II (44-69909)*
• Old Wild Goose (44-69771)
• Our Gal (44-61932)
• Our Lil' Lass/Over Exposed (44-61951)*
• Over Exposed (44-61813)
• Over Exposed/Our Lil' Lass (44-61951)*

P

• Paddy Daddy (42-42034)
• Pa-Pa-San's Parasites/Shack Rabbit/Undecided (44-83734)*
• Peace Maker (44-86433)
• Peace on Earth (44-61790)
• Peak of Perfection/Peek of Perfection (44-62173)*
• Peek of Perfection/Peak of Perfection (44-62173)*
• Persuade Her/Space Mistress (44-86316)*
• Piece on Earth (44-27329)
• Police Action (44-86295) (earlier version)
• Police Action (# unknown) (later version after June 1952)
• Pride of Brooklyn: Leo the Lion/Nipp-Pon-Ese (44-61617)*
• Private Love Witch (44-87741)
• Purple Shaft (42-65362)

Q

R

• Rapid Rabbit (44-61776)
• Razenhell (44-61535)
• Ready Willin' Wanton/Chief Mac's 10 Little Indians/Miss Yankee Doodle (44-62106)* (photo)
• Reddy (42-65275)
• Rough Roman/Star Duster (44-69818)*

S

• Sac's Appeal/Ace in the Hole (44-61872)* (photo - see Ace in the Hole in album)
• Sac Mate
• Sac Queen (44-86418)
• Sad Sac T.D.Y. (44-61676)
• Salem Witch (44-61533)
• Schlmeil of Fortune/Sophisticated Bum (44-27268)*
• September Song/Charlie's Wagon (44-69746)* (photo)
• Shack Rabbit/Pa-Pa-San's Parasites/Undecided (44-83734)*
• Shady Lady/Double or Nuthin (42-65357)*
• Sheer Madness (44-61948)
• Sheeza Goer! (44-27298)
• Short Time Only (44-69951)
• Sinpaini (44-62218)
• Shutterbug/AH Sooooooooo (44-61817)*
• Sic 'Em! (44-61809)
• Sit 'N Git (44-69816)
• Skivvy Girl (42-94022)
• Sly Octane (45-21721)
• Slica Chica (42-24906)
• Slick Chick (44-61874)
• Slow Freight 4th/Lady Be Good (44-61834)* (photo)
• Snake Bit/Trouble Brewer (44-86390)*
• Snoopy Droopy (45-21817)
• Snugglebunny (44-69667) (photo)
• Soft Touch/All Shook (44-84080)* (Photo - see All Shook in photo album)
• Sophisticated Bum/Schlmeil of Fortune (44-27268)*
• So Tired/Seven to Seven (44-61727)*
• South Sea Sinner  (42-93971)
• Southern Comfort (44-61749)
• Space Mistress/Persuade Her (44-86316)*
• Spirit of Freeport (44-62060)
• Spittin' Kitten (42-63380)
• Squeeze Play/Miss Manuki (44-86415)*
• Star Dust Four Zero (44-62217)
• Star Duster/Rough Roman (44-69818)*
• Stateside Reject (44-62152)
• Stinger Queen (44-70041)
• Sucoshi ni!/The Fry'in Pan (44-69812)*
• Sunbonnet King/BUB/Daijobu/Moon's Beam (44-61815)*
• Sure Thing/Four of a Kind (44-69999)*

T

• Tail Wind/Burke's Jerks (45-21721)*
• Target Tonite (44-7007)
• TDY Widow/Miss Tampa-X (44-86335)*
• TDY Widow 2 (44-86340) (?)
• TDY Widow II (44-61537) (photo)
• The Big Gass Bird/Heart's Desire/Chotto Matte (44-86440)*
• The Blue Tail Fly (44-61693)
• The Duchess - Almost Ready (42-93880) (photo)
• The Fry'in Pan/Sucoshi ni! (44-69812)*
• The Gypsy
• The Outlaw (42-65306)*
• The Outlaw/The Wild Goose (44-69668)*
• The Reluctant Dragon (44-62253)
• The U.S. Mule/formerly Bluetail Fly* (42-65272)
• The Wanderer (44-62224)
• The Wild Goose/The Outlaw (44-69668)*
• Tiger Lil (42-94000)
• To Each His Own (44-62207)
• Toddlin Turtle
• Tondemonai (44-62237)
• Top of the Mark (44-69763)
• Touch and Go (44-87601)
• Town Pump (44-27282)
• Tremlin Gremlins (44-62188)
• Triangle I
• Trouble Brewer/Snake Bit (44-86390)*
• Typhoon Goon II (44-69770)

U

• Ugg-ly/American Beauty/Koza Kid/Night Mare (44-87661)*
• Undecided/Pa-Pa-San's Parasites/Shack Rabbit (44-83734)* (photo)
• United Notions (44-27326)

V

• Vicious Roomer (44-62042)
• Virginia Tech (44-61529) - "My name is Timothy Currey, and I'm with the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Regimental Historians. Part of my job is to research things related to the university that we have very little information on and that not everyone from the university has knowledge of. In researching the university’s efforts during the Second World War, we organized a war bonds campaign to buy a bomber. In researching mission that the bomber flew, I had come across your page about b-29s that flew during the Korean War, the Bomber named Virginia Tech, had the nose number of 38 while with the 45 bomb squadron, 40th bombardment group, 58th bomber wing. The serial number appeared on your page which is,44-61529. If I find another information on this topic I'll share it with you. I also wanted to thank you for keeping obscure information like this publicly accessible for the general public.
• /Ready Willin Wanton/Miss Yankee Doodle/

W

• Wanderer/Guardians of Peace (44-62224)*
• Where's Next?/Flack Shack (42-93992)*
• Who's Next (44-70019)
• Winchester 73-Red Raider/Mac's Effort (44-70073)*
• Wolf Pack (44-86340)
• Wolf Pack (44-86343) (?)
• Wright's Delights', They Chosen Few (44-62102) -  was assigned to the 92nd Bomb Group, which departed from Spokane AFB, WA. to the Far East in July, 1950 and the GROUP returned to Spokane in September 1950. However the airplane was transferred to the 307th Bomb Group on Okinawa  Not the same as Wright's Delights 44-86392.
• Wright's Delights', They Chosen Flew (44-86392)

X

Y

Z

• Ze Taint

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Aircraft (unnamed - identifiable by serial number):

42s

42-63557 42-65333 42-65353** 42-65369 42-65392 42-93574 42-93896

42-93903 42-93970 42-93987 42-93993 42-94009 42-94031 42-94032

42-94043 42-94045 42-94047 42-94062 42-94072 42-94099

44s

44-27260 44-27262 44-27263 44-27276 44-27277 44-27287 44-27292 44-27296 44-27314 44-27330 44-27347 44-27846 44-61529 IDENTIFIED 44-61623 44-61640 44-61642 44-61661 44-61683 44-61684 44-61690 44-61694 44-61705 44-61718 44-61738 44-61757 44-61802 44-61816 44-61824 44-61884 44-61885 44-61893 44-61894 44-61896 44-61897 44-61908 44-61920 44-61922 44-61927 44-61936 44-61938 44-61940 44-61950 44-61953 44-61954 44-61957 44-62002 44-62008 44-62009 44-62011

44-62034 44-62041 44-62042 44-62053 44-62061 44-62071 44-62073 44-62082 44-62083 44-62089 44-62090 44-62096 44-62098 44-62099 44-62100 44-62102 44-62110 44-62111 44-62114 44-62141 44-62150 44-62160 44-62170 44-62181 44-62186 44-62199 44-62201 44-62209 44-62211 44-62227 44-62252 44-62262 44-62273 44-62279 44-62287 44-62302 44-62303 44-62318 44-64134 44-69672 44-69710 44-69746 44-69729 44-69786 44-69817 44-69856 44-69866 44-69894 44-69898 44-69959

44-69977 44-69998 44-70021 44-70055 44-70064 44-70077 44-70089 44-70101 44-70125 44-70131 44-70151 44-70153 44-83953 44-84032 44-84066 44-84078 44-84124 44-86252 44-86254 44-86268 44-86271 44-86295 44-86318 44-86327 44-86328 44-86330 44-86331 44-86346 44-86355 44-86357 44-86360 44-86366 44-86371 44-86387 44-86395 44-86414 44-86422 44-86424 44-86441 44-86450 44-86452 44-87591 44-87596 44-87597 44-87619 44-87620 44-87621 44-87760

45s

45-21710 45-21725 45-21735 45-21743 45-21746

45-21749 45-21766 45-21813 45-21814 45-21821

45-21823 45-21824 45-21831 45-21834

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B-29s with no tail number

[KWE Note: According to Earl J. "Mac" McGill, the following are listed in records and may be duplicates of some of the above entries that are missing nose art names.  More research is needed.  If someone in the KWE readership has information or corrections, please let Lynnita know.  Your input is welcome.]

Taken to China Lake (Incomplete List)

After being taken out of service, dozens of B-29s found their way to the B-29 Bone Yard at the Naval Air Weapons Station at China Lake in California.  The testing center there used many of them as bombing targets for naval aviators.  Occasionally all or parts of the B-29s were rescued from the Bone Yard and used to restore other B-29s for museum display purposes.  Following is an incomplete list of B-29s known to have been at China Lake, not all of which were used in the Korean War.  To add others to the list, contact Lynnita@thekwe.org.

• 42-24791
• 42-65281
• 42-85281
• 42-93880
• 44-61535
• 44-61669 (Three Feathers)
• 44-61748 (It's Hawg Wild)
• 44-61764
• 44-61782
• 44-62022
• 44-62055
• 44-62070
• 44-62134
• 44-62136
• 44-62222
• 44-62260
• 44-69703
• 44-69729 (T-Square-54)
• 44-69957
• 44-69972 (Doc)
• 44-69983
• 44-70049
• 44-70064
• 44-70102 (Here's Hopin)
• 44-70108
• 44-70140
• 44-79964
• 44-84084
• 44-86291
• 44-86318
• 44-87627
• 44-87658
• 44-87779 (Legal Eagle II)
• 45-21739
• 45-21777