Art & Inspiration Warbird Nose Art

I didn't realize that Don Ricci had a brother on the HAMB. Cool.

 

Awesome. I thought this thread was dead... Who was I kidding?

 

A couple of years ago I built the mounts for the following collection of Halifax ( Lancaster ) bomber nose art that are now on display at the new Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. This collection comprises skins of aircraft that were destined for scrap, that someone with some foresite cut away from the airframes before their demolition.

http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/noseartcwm.html

This is my favourite of the bunch

 

Some my Uncle Bud sent home to dad.

 

weird i saw a p-40 flying tiger when i was a kid and was hooked,then found out i had a relative that was a mechanic for the a.v.g's,weird seeing my last name on flying tiger web sites.

 

sorry not a mech. but an armorer,still cool,
http://www.flyingtigersavg.com/camco.htm

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Be_Good_(aircraft)

 

don"t work try http://www.ladybegood.com/

 

Sorry I think I got this pic from hamb but I was not sure what sqaudron or plane it represented, I think this is one of the coolest nose art bombs I have ever seen and am planning to use it on my ride, just wanted to make sure proper credit is given for the nose art.

 

Chuck VanKirk
Waist Gunner
Hell's Belle
c1943 Mendhelson UK
8th Army Air Force
34th Bomb Group
Sticking his head out of the escape hatch.
RIP compadre

 

WOW!!!!Great thread,keep it coming!

 

What a great thread! My Dad served in WW2,and when stationed in England before D-Day,found a little time to see a friend in the Air Corps. and talked about the artwork seen there. Said that there were some truly talented artists with incredible work,considering the tools they had to work with.

The tattoo on my left arm is from a late 1990's calendar of nose art-the "Excalibur" work is the subject-and I've seen where the idea came from. The original was a painting by the fantasy painter Boris Vallejo,modified a bit by the painter of the Excalibur work. Very cool artwork,done by a very talented woman(thanks,Leah!),and gets a lot of compliments-especially from women!

 

Got tons of this stuff...

 

More...

 

little more

 

little more...

 

Best day ever... thank you VETS!

 

heres one

 

i built a model of the memphis belle b-17 when i was a kid and agian a year or so ago

 

Nose art is so badass!.. Thanks for the pics!

 

Hey Frenchy, I met you at the Falcon Field show a cpl weeks ago. (the guy you kept apologizing to ) How about a pin-up with her tongue seductively sticking out a little and call it "French Kiss" ?

 

Very cool. That display is very well done and was my favourite when I visited the museum. I made a point of photographing each one.

Thanks for posting the backstory!

 

This will keep you busy for a while...

B-24 Nose Art

Some day I'll have a car worthy of nose art. I even have a name picked out.

Some day...

You're welcome.

 

Let's all go tip one for the Gents who flew those planes......

 

Great stuff. Mel looks like a cool ride up there. Slim

 

Flew in a B-17 once, it was a hot summer day but we got about 10,000 feet and it was freezing! Can't imagine those 19-21 year old boys doin it at 35,000 feet in the dead of winter. Thanks to all who gave all for our freedom!!!!

 

I first met FM in August of 92 after hurricane Andrew had had its way with her at Tamiami. The cockpit had already been separated from the fuselage
and set up for display when Andrew knocked her over onto a P-35. She
has since been patched up and is displayed at Fantasy Of Flight in
Polk City, Fl. Fear not though,Kermit Weeks has enough spares to bring
her back to flying condition at some time in the future.

Then




Now




Nieuport? from the Flyboys movie.

 

When I was a kid we visited the US Air Force Museum in Dayton OH. Two huge hangars full of planes and I had a blast. When I painted a model of this one my mom was not impressed:



She didn't buy the historical accuracy bit...

 

This emblem is for the 85th Bombardment Squadron of the 47th Bombardment Group,12th AAF WW-2 and they flew A-20 Havoc Light Bomber aircraft .
Johnny