Alan Stevens
Airman
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- May 24, 2023
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It may have been painted and repainted again.IIRC in 1945 the actual aircraft in question had BOCKS CAR (the letters in the individual words were run together with a small space between the two words, but no ' ) painted on the nose, not all the letters run together into one word like it is on the museum display.
There you go - a third variation.
The B-29s of the 509th retained their nose art before, during and after the two atomic missions.but I have heard that most of the 509th B-29 had the nose art scrubbed off for the atomic missions
I'm surprised at the "Up and Atom" name.
I'm surprised at the "Up and Atom" name.
I always thought the railway car was a Boxcar. Who's this Bock fellow to whom the railcar is being attributed in this B-29's nose art?Even in Chuck Sweeney's recent book he calls it "Bock's Car" even though the plane itself clearly says "BOCKSCAR"
Yep, Captain Fred Bock.I believe he was the pilot.
That's pretty cool. Are there other examples of a bomber captain naming the aircraft after himself?Yep, Captain Fred Bock.
There are (B-17s, B-24s, etc.) but I can't recall any specific ones at the moment - I'm on my first cup of coffee and am barely functional...That's pretty cool. Are there other examples of a bomber captain naming the aircraft after himself?