487th Bomb Group (H)
Station 137 - Lavenham, Suffolk, UK
22-Sep-43 to 7-Nov-45

Buzz Tail II, #42-50447 - B-24H of the 837th Squadron
Evidently was named Buzz Tail II after the crash of Buzz Tail (41-29553 on 10-Jun-1944)
Later was transferred to the 492nd Bomb Group. Then served in the 2641st Bomb Group in the 15th AAF where it was lost on 16-Apr-1945.
Close up of noseart can be seen by clicking here
(Photo supplied by Bill Michaels)


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