Calamity Jane carried rather macabre nose-art, and was named by her aircraft commander Robert A. Price after his wife Jane. She joined the war with the 13th Bombardment Squadron and carried out many missions over New Guinea before being converted to a strafer after which she was re-assigned to the 90th BS, and 3rd Group Commander 'Jock' John Henebry, who renamed her M & M. On 27th July 1943 she hit a barge and crashed into the West side of Hanish harbour with Captain Oscar L. Wertz at the controls.

In this photo Calamity Jane is seen at Schwimmer Drome, Port Moresby, just after having flown up from Australia with canned foodstuffs.

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