The Snapshots in Time Collection

Nose Art and Mission Markers on A-20G Havoc "Olga the II," 312th Bombardment Group

Nose Art and Mission Markers on A-20G Havoc "Olga the II," 312th Bombardment Group

The nose of the A-20G Havoc 'Olga the II' displays hand-painted mission markers and crew names, a common practice among American bomber crews of World War II. Assigned to the 312th Bombardment Group, this low-level attack aircraft supported ground forces in the Southwest Pacific, and the rows of bomb stencils record its growing combat record under pilot Major Graber and crew chief T/Sgt. Butler. Project: 218267