LT Barmasse and crew finished their tour of duty, and flew the "A merican B eauty " on most of their missions, and flew her home when the 486th transferred to the ZOI. Here is a close up of the nose art (Artist Phil Brinkman) with 50 combat mission flashes on her nose. Click on the picture to see a close up. (courtesy of Steve Solomon, son of William Solomon, 834th)

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