Nose Art

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The North American airshow season is underway, following last weekend's WBCA Stars & Stripes Airshow Spectacular in Laredo. Captain Nick Le Tourneau debuted as the new F-22 demonstration pilot and the show also featured several rare warbirds, including A-26C Invader "Million Airess" and Lewis Air Legends' A-20G Havoc. Sadly, the A-20 suffered a technical issue and was damaged in an emergency landing.

 

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The Japan Air Force took these two Phantoms from "nose art" to the whole aircraft for ceremonial colors.

 

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currently in operation in the Eastern Quadrant (23-v) of FOB Garlando, DFW Reigon. Picture taken just after a routine recon mission - note the deployed triangle vents.

Vent are a must have in Texas.
Nice ride and impressive tally so far.

 

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Halifax bomber

 

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B-29 "FU-Kemal-Tu" of the 444th Bomb Group at an airfield in India 1945.

 

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B-29 "FU-Kemal-Tu" of the 444th Bomb Group at an airfield in India 1945.

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sweet

 

[Snotty]

It killed a couple of camels, eh?

 

[MrMoparCHP]

It killed a couple of camels, eh?

Mission over the "hump" (Himalayas)


Alan

 

[Snotty]

Mission over the "hump" (Himalayas)


Alan

At first I thought you were kidding, but that just makes sense!

 

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1944 and now.
P-51D Mustang "Cripes A Mighty" flown by 'Ace' George Preddy. Sadly Preddy was shot down by friendly fire on Christmas Day, 1944. The current P-51D is owned by Kermit Weeks

 

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This photo was taken at JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base on October 10, 2006, of a 302SQ-F4EJ Kai that flew in from Naha Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture.
On the nose is a large illustration for that year's JASDF Combat Skills Competition. This year, 302SQ painted the face of a shisa (legendary lion), the guardian deity of the Okinawa region, instead of the usual shark's mouth.

Gone now…

 

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Luftwaffe fighter ace Heinz Bar inspects the wreckage of his 184th aerial victory, a Boeing B-17F named ‘Miss Ouachita’. Bar would finish the war with 220 aerial victories in three theaters of war. Flying the Messerschmitt Bf-109, Fw-190, and later the Me-262, Bar shot down a staggering list of aircraft, including P-36, P-40, P-38, P-47, P-51, Hurricane, Spitfire, Typhoon, B-17, B-24, I-18, SB-2, I-153, Pe-2, DB-3, I-61, I-15, I-16, LaGG-3, R-5, and MBR-2. He survived the war.

 

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That looks like a B-17E, not F.

 

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Here’s the L-5B Sentinel that the Joe Foss Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is conducting a major tear down.
I had the pleasure of helping remove the wings a couple of months ago. All structures will be inspected and reconditioned, including the engine. We’re planning to have the aircraft ready to sell rides for the Sioux Falls Air Show next July.

 

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F-15 Streak Eagle

 

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Captain Edwin O. Fisher of the 377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group, on his P-47D Thunderbolt Shirley Jane III in France, Summer 1944.

 

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This B-17F Flying Fortress, tail number 41-24577, was named Hell’s Angels after the 1930 Howard Hughes film about World War I fighter pilots. Assigned to the 358th Bombardment Squadron of the 303rd Bombardment Group, the aircraft was originally commanded by Captain Id E. Baldwin, who flew it overseas in 1942 from Kellogg Field near Battle Creek, Michigan, to RAF Molesworth in England.

During its 15 months with the Eighth Air Force in the European Theater, Hell’s Angels flew under several commanders and carried numerous crews. On May 14, 1943, it became the first B-17 in the Eighth Air Force to complete 25 combat missions—a major milestone at the time. The aircraft is pictured here after completing its 31st mission.

Hell’s Angels completed a total of 48 missions before being returned to the United States on December 13, 1943. It was eventually scrapped on August 14, 1945.

 

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Ready & Willing
Silver Streak

The B-24D, 41-24109, Ready & Willing - Silver Streak, flew on the Ploesti mission with the 93rd Bomb Group, with it's pilot, Lt. John R. Roche, and returned safely to Benghazi, Libya. 1 Aug 43. The plane later returned to Britain with the 8th Air Force and the ETO, and was assigned to the 466th Bomb Group to serve as their Assembly Ship.

https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/41-24109

 

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P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback “Spittin’ Kitten” 404 of the 318th FG, 73rd FS prepares to launch from USS Manila Bay (CVE-61), June 23, 1944.