the swastika by the nose gun means that one got a fighter
the bomb’s indicate number of missions but what do the stars over several of them mean?, military target?
Re small stars above bomb symbols, this is the closest I got:
Would depend on what type of aircraft, which Air Force, when, and where. Most likely it would mean (during WW2) an operation flown via Russia. Other examples, shown on RAF/RAAF bombers were an ice cream cone, denoting an operation to Italy.
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/bombs-painted-on-side-of-bombers.36554/
I have no idea about the stars.
WW2 mission symbols, star above the bomb indicates lead aircraft on the mission.
It may mean crewman lost.
The stars means they were the lead plane. The yellow stars are for the bomb group, the red was for bomb wing.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/memphisbelle.com/2016/04/20/faq/amp/
The stars are supposed to be when the plane was lead mission, group lead, etc. Different colors. It is suspected that there was some embellishment before the aircraft went on tour.