Art & Inspiration Warbird Nose Art

I know I've see a few scattered pictures, but I did a search and did not find a spot where nose art was compiled into one place. Hopefully this will take off. Here's a couple to get things started.

 

That is pretty cool. I once met a WASP pilot when I worked in a book store. She must have been about 80 years young. Pretty cool though with all kinds of cool war stories.

 

There's a book called "Nose Art" that features alot of the art on the planes from WWII. I've got it because my grandfather's b-17 is in it. We bought it for him years ago at the boeing flight museum, but I ended up with it after he died.

 

Being an Air Force brat, I've always liked airplane nose art. Here's one of my favorite websites:

http://www.nose-art.net/

 

Here's one......

 

My grandfather was the ball turret gunner on this:

 

I lived three doors down from a Tuskegee Airman until he passed a little over a year ago. Very good stories. I learned later that he was one of less than a hundred left from the WWII era.

 

Talk to Django of the Chrome Czars. He is quite knowable on this subject

 

http://www.thepinupfiles.com/

Not nose-art pers se but of the same genre.

 

love this stuff, have always been more into Bombers then their little cousins, and the nose-art is always cool to see. Thanks!

 

Off to a good start! Please post more…

 

i picked up a book awhile back called "vintage aircraft nose art". it's a little over 200 pages long and also features some cool bomber jacket artwork. the author's name is gary m. valant....definitely worth checking out

 

actually the title is "Classic Vintage Nose Art"
(isbn # 0-681-22744-3).
It contains U.S. Military Aircraft in WWII and Korea.

 

Another book called "For The Boys" by Collins has all pin-ups with a lot of nose art. I think part of the reason chopped split front window 40's & 50's cars look cool is that they remind me of old bombers, B-17, B25 etc.

 

actually the cover looks like this....

 

Some Nose art Ive stashed over the years..........

Rat

 

A few more...

Rat

 

From a bomber and a Gee Bee. Gary

 

FM-2 Wildcat


Grumman F3F


Grumman "Duck"


B24


B17

 

heres a few for the cause..

 

B-25 from the Collings Foundation.

 

ya know it sucks that we are to politically correct these days and that this isnt done aanymore...those guys over there need all the moral boosting thay can get

 

the most signifant of wwII?

 

dont forget Bockscar

 

Bockscar

 

How about some Canadian ones? All of these are either of Lancasters or Halifax bombers.









The Lancaster that bore the name "Lets have another" used the pint glass as a mission marker, every succesfull run the added on another pint. The navigator from that 'heavy' is a man from my home town.

 

I love old nose art , Heres a couple