P-38J Lightning 42-104075 field modified to 'Droop Snoot' * configuration and retained by Operational Engineering. Coded Q3-B. Nose art - Caricature of a crow with telescope dropping bomb, on a white circle. * The 'Droop Snoot' field conversion entailed the removal of the nose armament and associated equipment to make room for a prone bombardiers position with the installation of a plexiglass nose, a Norden bombsight, side windows and an emergency hatch. The theory was for a formation of P-38's to drop their bombs on the formation lead 'Droop snoots' signal with the precision of the Norden bombsight ensuring the accuracy of the formations bombing. An idea championed by Lt Col Cass Hough and Lt Col Dan Ostrander.