Art & Inspiration Warbird Nose Art

Earlier this year I painted a C-47 for the Grissom Air Museum.

HAMB thread here...

 

Hey Warbird , great "avatar" you have there52nd Fighter Group P-51's , I have a friend who's a 5 kill ace from this group, he's a great friend and I got to go flying with him once during an airshow, he owned a Navion and we went up during the show and flew in a race track pattern around the field along with some other warbirds , also went to som other local small fileds and did the same there !
I also got to paint some art on his Navion .

Also want to see my leather unit patch work check here,
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/EMBLEMHUNTER/library/Patches

 

Could this be where the checkerboard firewall began?

 

Nose art on my AV8,from what is a 50% chance of being my uncle's A26. Even if it turns out not to be the right aircraft (and I've done a lot of searching), it is still an extremely humble tribute to the greatest generation.

 

Here's one I plan to do on an aluminum wall panel

 

One of my favorite shirts.
I don't know how airplane nose art got associated with hot rods, but I guess it doesn't matter.
It's all cool!

 

Airshow last week, Madras,Oregon.

 

My Grandson. Justin

 

Bottoms up is my fav


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Just added a 379th Fighter Squadron and a 640th Bombardment Squadron to the link and will be adding a 648th Bombardment Squadron soon ....................

 

As of December 2013 , I now have 180+ various custom order Leather flying unit patch images in two albums to view, most have gone to WW2 veterans, some collectors/reeanactors and a few museums, if you have a "specific" WW2 era flying unit patch you want made please let me know as I can make just about any from that era, USAAF/USN/USMC of both "Offical" or "Unofficial" type .

Happy and Healthy New Year to all the Hambers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Here's one my brother in law had painted on the nose of his B-25 Mitchell bomber that he piloted for 57 missions in the Pacific theater in WWII.

 

P-40E in the markings of the AVG's Flying Tigers. JW

 

A must see if you like nose art.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d1a_1389763193

 

The unofficial art of the 460th Bomb group, 15th USAAF in Italy.
My Dad spent 44-45 in Italy as a B-24 nose gunner, a Black Panther.

 

And here's the Black Panther after completing his tour!

 

460th emblem, nice to see the art on the B-24 plus the patch !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I have 196 patch images in my photobucket link , take a look and enjoy , two albums to view
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/EMBLEMHUNTER/library/Patches

 

Now 200 images and a few more coming shortly, just added a 355th Bombardment Squadron and others, check em out .......................
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/EMBLEMHUNTER/library/Patches

 

Just added a 779th Bombardment Squadron and coming soon , 67th Fighter Squadron, VS-11, VF(N)-11 and a VMF-452

 

Have added more patch photos of my leather Squadron/Group etc that I've made custom order to the link as of May 2014 , a few more coming soon, I make WW2 era USAAF/USN/USMC types , your choice of unit , please visit the link for samples of my work, thanks and enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!!
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/EMBLEMHUNTER/library/Patches

 

Some later era nose art
from the best maritime patrol squadron down under, my opinion.....

 

That's my pop smilin from the main driver seat. The"Miss U" was letters only for quite a while but they eventually painted a lady on. 774th squadron, 463 bomb group, 15th AAF, Foggia, Italy in late 1944 or early 1945.

 

Here are some photos of my work , enjoy !!!!!!!

 

What the hell is a p-35???????

 

Don, the P-35 was built by Republic. JW

 

Here ya go Don, the P-35. JW

 

Good to see this thread alive and well after 5 years! Neat stuff!

 

Thanks!-------& now I Know.