 B-24H-25-FO 42-95120 "Hookem Cow" (Don Neville/Trevor Hewitt) |
'Hookem' Cow was the
name given to one of the aircraft in a batch made by the Ford Motor
Company in their factory at Willow Run, Michigan, in March 1944. It
was one of the first machines produced in a natural metal finish and
was first flown and named by Captain John L. Ollom of the 755th Bomb
Squadron, 458th Bomb Group, based at Horsham St. Faith, Norwich (now
Norwich Airport).
The artwork on the starboard side was a portrait of Captain Ollom's wife, whilst that on the port side appears to exemplify the somewhat risqué names that young Americans bestowed commonly upon their machines. 'Hookem Cow' was in fact the name of a club in South St. Paul, Minnesota. The aircraft took
part in many bombing missions over Germany and was transferred to
the 754 BS towards the end of 1944, and remained in service until it
was destroyed on take off at Horsham St. Faith on 14th April 1945.
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