WW2 Nose Art Pictures

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  1. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Here's a few from Military.com:

    B-24 "Rebel Gal" 8th AF
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    "B-24 in Seething England, 1943." (No further info)
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    A B-17G-65VE, license-built by Vega (Lockheed) during 1944. It was assigned to the 323rd Squadron of the 91st Bomb Group. The nose art was painted by Tony Starcer. The artwork is from Esquire magazine's June 1944 gatefold, called "Matrimony Preferred." The background circle is actually sky blue."
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  2. Za Rodinu

    Za Rodinu Hot air manufacturer

  3. Gerard

    Gerard Seelow/Prora

    Here's some galleries relating to Nose Art from WW2 and Korea: Nose Art
     
  4. nicks

    nicks Very Senior Member

    Here's a few more recent examples;

    Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
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    North American B-25 Mitchell
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    Avro Lancaster
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    Bell P-39 Airacobra
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    Nick
     
  5. Za Rodinu

    Za Rodinu Hot air manufacturer

    And more here :) Historic Wings: Aviation Noseart and Pin-Ups

    SLEEPY TIME GAL
    Sleepy Time Gal is the AMC Museum's example of a B-17G. This restored airplane is painted as one of the planes that flew over Germany with the 381st Bomb Group (VE).

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    SHOO SHOO BABY
    The B-17G Shoo Shoo Baby flew 24 combat missions in WW II with the 91st Bomb Group, known as "The Ragged Irregulars". The plane was based at Bassingbourn, England.
    Its first mission was the bombing of Frankfurt, Germany, on March 24, 1944. The plane ended its combat career after taking battle damage during a mission to Posen, Poland, on May 29, 1944. Today, the plane is at Wright-Patterson AFB in the US Air Force Museum.

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    And: Tinian Island B29s for B-29s

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  6. Gerard

    Gerard Seelow/Prora

    Fantastic stuff. Its amazing the artistic ability of the guys who did these pieces of art.
     
  7. Za Rodinu

    Za Rodinu Hot air manufacturer

    Some of them were rather indifferent, but a few got to be excellent, weren't they?

    See here! Nose Art

    Halifax 424 Sqn, RCAF, QB-B, for one! It wasn't only Yanks!
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  8. Warren F

    Warren F Junior Member

    This has brought a question, did the Luftwaffe also use nose art? I've never seen a picture of any aircraft with nose art.
     
  9. WotNoChad?

    WotNoChad? Senior Member

    Adolf Galland had Mickey Mouse, but nose art wasn't common. Odd because they started custom painting during WWI.

    Here's some - It's a bit restrained isn't it?

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  10. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    A couple more
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  11. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Not many WW2 RAF examples around but I didn't want to leave them out

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  12. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    This has brought a question, did the Luftwaffe also use nose art? I've never seen a picture of any aircraft with nose art.


    Like Whatno Chad said there were some but they are hard to find. I recall a FW-190 involved in a raid over South London that was described as completey Red and White.

    Interesting that they did start the colour schemes during WW1 but it seemed to die off before WW2.

    Spidge-Any RAAF nose art ?

    Cheers
    Andy
     
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  14. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Ooooo 'Double Trouble' :D
     
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    Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

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    Lest we forget !

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