Seeking Bureau Number of PB4Y-1P named Wild Cherry II

EwenS said:

Per USN Aircraft Location Reports
16 June 1945 - VD-1 was on Guam with 7 PB4Y-1P
7 July 1945 - 8 aircraft on Guam
28 July 1945 - 2 aircraft on Guam, 6 at Yontan, Okinawa.
4 Aug 1945 - 8 aircraft on Guam.

It's only a short hop of about 120 miles from Guam to Tinian.

I recall reading stories of artists whose work was in demand being temporarily "transferred" officially or unofficially to create those artworks, or airfraft being "diverted" to allow it to happen.

Any idea of the "price" of his artworks to the crews?

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NNAM said:

He charged $50.00 per a/c. Made enough to take a 3-month honeymoon and put himslef through art school after the war! And, according to War Diaries, yes they were based on Guam, but had dets at Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and Guadalcanal. No doubt, someone "had" to land at Tinian to get "the job" done. Story goes, Hal sometimes did two a/c a day - plus his Navy job.

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mjfur said:

What I meant was to check every BuNo in the 63xxx & 65xxx blocks provided, not just the "27's". You could eliminate any aircraft that was wrecked or Stuck Off Charge before 1945 or assigned somewhere other than the Pacific. Work backwards to limit the possibilities.

63915-63991 PB4Y-1 Consolidated (76 aircraft)
65287-65396 PB4Y-1 Consolidated (109 aircraft)

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fubar57 said:

Also here.... VPB-102/14 Association - Tale Spins Book Cover I only went through a few. No photos yet but mentions of a lot of people and some books that were written about VPB-102

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