Tradgedy surrounds Good Time Charlie. On 19th June 1944 she crashed half mile a mile from Kamiri Drome in Dutch New Guinea, flown by 1/Lt Albert G. Burke. Both Burke and his gunner were lost.

The nose-art is characteristic of the 89th Squadron of the time, emulating Damon Runyon, and painted on by the Squadron's Commanding Officer Edward Suor. The aircraft was relatively new at the time of its loss, having been delivered to the sqadron in February 1944.

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