I really enjoy the pin-ups and comic strip characters painted on the nose and sides of many warbirds. Many are real work of art too. I decided to regroup them all on the same page for your enjoyment. Here they are:
I really enjoy the pin-ups and comic strip characters painted on the nose and sides of many warbirds. Many are real work of art too. I decided to regroup them all on the same page for your enjoyment.
Here they are:
Warbirds: Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros Aeronca 65TAC Grasshopper Aeronca L-16A Grasshopper AT-6 with Felix the cat AT-6 "Randolph" Beech C-45 "Beech Baby II" B1-B "Dakota Queen" Boeing B-17 "Betty Boop" B-17F "Memphis Belle" B-17G Chief Oshkosh" B-17G "Fuddy Duddy" B-17G "I'll Be Around" B-17G "Sentimental Journey" B-17G "Thunder Bird" B-17G "Virgin Delight" B-18B Bolo B-24A LB-30B "Diamond 'Lil'" B-24A "Ol' 927" B-24B "Sagitarrius" B-24L-20-FO Liberator B-24J Liberator "Bungay Buckaroo" Indian Air Force Boeing N2S-3 Stearman "3rd Strike" E75 Stearman "Li'l Miss Tern" B-25 "490th Bomb Squad" B-25C "Daisy Mae" B-25N "Pacific Prowler" B-25J "Betty's Dream" B-25J "Dragon Breath" B-25J "Executive Sweet" B-25J "How 'Boot That!" B-25J "Lady Luck" B-25 PBJ-1J "Devil Dog" B-25J "Ol Grey Mare" B-25J "Maid in the Shade" B-25J "Photo Fanny" B-25J "Spirit of Al Penn" B-25J "Super Rabbit" B-25J "Tondelayo" B-25J "Lazy Daisy Mae" B-26G "The Pied Piper" B-29 "Torchy" (scale model) B-29 "Raz'n Hell" B-29A "T-Square 54" B-29A "Sentimental Journey" B-29B "Lucky Lady" B-36B "City of Fort Worth" B-47 "Who Fears?" B-50A Superfortress "Lucky Lady II" B-52D "SAC-0612" B-52G "Hoosier Hot Shot" B-52G "Surprise Attack" B-52H "SAC Time" Boeing P-26A Peashooter Buccaneer S2B "Guinness Girl Pauline" Squadron Badge "Sky Pirates" CT-33 "Red Knights" C-46D "Syracuse Shackrat" Whale figure C-46D Commando "Honey Cat" C-46F Commando "China Doll" Original Nose Art sketch (by same artist who did Memphis Belle) C-47 Skytrain "7th Heaven" C-54D "M.A.T.S." C-123K "Hog Hauler" Douglas DC-3 "Blue Bonnet Belle" Douglas C-47 "Mr. 'C' It's Tuesday" Douglas C-47 "Priscilla" Douglas C-47 "Puff the Dragon" Douglas C-47A Douglas A-26C "Margie" Douglas A-26C "Miss Murphy" Douglas AD-7/A1-J "Naked Fanny" FG-1D Corsair "Marines Dream" F-4U Corsair with bones F4U-5N Corsair "Annie Mo" FJ-4B Fury with lightning bolt FM-1 Wildcat "Mah Baby" F4-C Phantom II "The Gunfighters" F4-E Phantom II "Thunderbird" F5F-5 Bearcat North American F-86E Sabre F86-F Sabre "Luke" F-105 Shark mouth Gee Bee R-1 Racer "7 S.A.R.A. 11" Grumman J4F-2 "Petulant Porpoise" Grumman OV-1C "Dirty Dawg"
General Aviation Aircrafts: Beech C45-H "Dame Milkstool" Bohannon B-1 J3C-65 Cub "Luckie" Stearman C3-B Van's RV-6
Pictures of nose art from Pat Macha in So-Cal: Near Miss P-51D "Man O'War" B-24-D "Dina Mite" "Miss Bar..." "Zodiacs" "Lu..." "Busa..." "Lady..." "Pacific Doll"