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WWII pilots didn’t just fly – they turned their aircraft into works of art. ️ Nose art, painted on the front of planes, told stories of home, luck, and love. In this video, we uncover the ...
Don Allen, who painted designs on American fighters during World War II, is featured in a new documentary by a British filmmaker, "Nose Art and Pin-Ups." ...
Nose art was more than just morale - it was identity. In this episode, we meet “Misfire,” a beautifully painted P-47 from WWII. Flown by ace Fred Christensen, the aircraft combined artistic ...
From Looney Toons characters to shark teeth to pinup models, nose art on aircraft has a storied history in air forces around the world. Here is how it evolved.
The spirals on the noses of German fighter planes in World War II weren't a fashion statement. They had some very practical reasons for being there.
Donald Allen, who died August 15, is shown admiring his handiwork as a "nose art" artist during World War II. Allen was featured in a documentary earlier this year, "Nose Art and Pin-Ups." ...
Most World War II nose art has been lost. Shortly after the war ended, the artworks were painted over as planes were resold, or more often they ended up in the junk heap. But a scrapyard foreman ...
Man finds grandfather's World War II bomber at nose art exhibit Share Updated: 11:40 AM CST Dec 17, 2016 Infinite Scroll Enabled ...
Artist Fernando Cortez works on the nose art of a World War II vintage bomber B-25 bomber, nicknamed the "Yellow Rose," which belongs to the Commemorative Air Force and is hangared at the San ...
From pin-ups such as Blondie, to girlfriends and wives such as Margie Darling, the aircrafts' nose art has become part of WWII history. The nose art united bomber crews and "gave them an identity".
A famous piece of art has been covered in a red nose for Comic Relief. Damien Hurst famously made the diamond encrusted skull - and now he's made 50 pictures of it with the red nose.
A comic book fan has given people something to Marvel at after having his nose chopped off to look like a super villain. Venezuelan Henry Damon now goes by the name Red Skull after he had the end ...