Tony Starcer
Encyclopedia
Sergeant Tony Starcer was line mechanic for the 91st Bomb Group
, of the VIII Bomber Command
, Eighth Army Air Force, based at Bassingbourn
, UK in 1942-43. He painted over 100 pieces of nose art
, including the George Petty girl for the Memphis Belle.
91st Bomb Group
The 91st Bomb Group was an air combat unit of the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War. Classified as a heavy bombardment group, the 91st operated B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft and was known unofficially as "The Ragged Irregulars" or as "Wray's Ragged Irregulars", after the...
, of the VIII Bomber Command
VIII Bomber Command
The VIII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit that is better known as the later appellation Eighth Air Force, as was popularized in post-World War II filmsand is frequently called the First Eighth Air Force by its veterans and successors in the services.The command was...
, Eighth Army Air Force, based at Bassingbourn
Bassingbourn
Bassingbourn can refer to:* Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, a civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England* RAF Bassingbourn or Bassingbourn Barracks, a former military airbase located in Cambridgeshire...
, UK in 1942-43. He painted over 100 pieces of nose art
Nose art
Nose art is a decorative painting or design on the fuselage of a military aircraft, usually located near the nose, and is a form of aircraft graffiti....
, including the George Petty girl for the Memphis Belle.