 NAME
|
TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
JOSÉ CARIOCA |
B |
- |
24 |
H |
- |
15 | - |
FO |
42-52643 |
8 |
44 |
68 | WQ | S | 02-1 |
N/A |
Walt Disney Character
Contributor - Stephen
Adams
Received between 8-17 Apr 44 from
486th BG, and was
flown back to the ZI, 1 May 45, by Captain Roy M. Boggs.
Info Contributor - Carlos
Lorch (Publisher - Revista
Força Aérea, Latin America's major military aviation magazine)
JOSÉ CARIOCA became an instant hit throughout Brazil. Many B-24s
staged through Natal, in northeastern Brazil, on their way to
North Africa and I believe that is where JOSÉ
CARIOCA obtained it's name. Carioca is a person born in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
and the Parrot depicted on the plane was a Disney character
produced when Brazil joined the USA in WWII.
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