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In this second episode of the series, we explore even more incredible WWII aircraft nose art and the personal stories behind them. Each painted aircraft carries emotion, personality, and memory from a ...
Behind every painted nose on a WWII aircraft was a story - of camaraderie, humor, and determination. This video uncovers the tales of the airmen and artists who brought these designs to life ...
Artist Fernando Cortez works on the nose art of a World War II vintage bomber B-25 bomber, nicknamed the "Yellow Rose," which belongs to the Commemorative Air Force and is hangared at the San ...
So when Tromblay heard that the EAA Museum in Oshkosh was featuring an exhibit of nose art -- the paintings on World War II-era bombers -- he had a hunch.
Authentic-looking World War II plane nose art is the perfect graphic addition to a WWII-inspired hot rod. Learn how to do it right.
From pin-ups such as Blondie, to girlfriends and wives such as Margie Darling, the aircrafts' nose art has become part of WWII history. The nose art united bomber crews and "gave them an identity".
The spirals on the noses of German fighter planes in World War II weren't a fashion statement. They had some very practical reasons for being there.
Read about Nose Art for Roadsters and see pictures of Christy Wallic's painting for World War II aircraft-inspired rods, inside Street Rodder Magazine.
Oshkosh — Bill Tromblay never met his grandfather, but his exploits as a World War II bomber pilot who took part in the Bridge on the River Kwai attack motivated Bill to become an aviator ...
A contest was held to name the plane and "Sentimental Journey" was selected form more than 800 entries. Nose art on the plane features Betty Grable, the most famous pinup girl of the World War II era.
The Michigan B-24 was painted by S.Sgt Sarkis Bartigian of Chelsea, Mass., who has been called the "the Michelangelo of World War II aviation art." ...
On Nov. 10 and 11, the World War II veteran painted the nose art on the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum's B-17, the "City of Savannah." Shelton, who lives in Greenwood, S.C., nimbly climbed up and ...